Irom Sharmila Chanu, commonly know as Sharmila or “the Iron Lady of Manipur,” waits to be transported back to the secure wing of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital (JNIMS) in a Imphal police van after appearing for her bi weekly hearing at the Manipur High Court in Imphal, Manipur in India's North East, to reaffirm her now 14 year fast against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, in-front of the court. Every 14 day Sharmila must reaffirm, in front of the court, her desire to continue her fast, and every 14 days the courts rule that she is attempting to commit suicide and is then remanded to the secure wing of JNIMS. June 13, 2013.