Irom Sharmila, partner Desmond Coutinho file marriage papers
Manipur civil rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila on Wednesday filed marriage papers with her long-time partner Desmond Coutinho. The duo filed the papers with a sub-registrar office in Kodaikanal where they have rented a house. However, the inter-religious marriage cannot happen immediately, and would have to be registered under the Special Marriage Act, which requires a window of 30 days.