In a renewed Burmese regime attack on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein said on Tuesday that no Burmese citizen could be “a sycophant of any alien nation or a stooge of a foreign country in disguise of a Myanmar [Burmese].”
Thein Sein's remarks, carried in state-run newspapers under large headlines, did not mention Suu Kyi by name, but the wording of his statement made clear he meant the National League for Democracy leader.
Suu Kyi has frequently been accused in the government press of taking orders from Western nations. Her marriage to a British national has been a focal point in the attacks and, under the terms of the 2008 Constitution, excludes her from participating in a general election.
“This message indicates that the regime will not negotiate with any political group in the run-up to the election,” said NLD senior official Win Tin. “With its hardline attitude unchanged, it will continue its plans to hold the elections.”
In December, commentaries in the state-run newspapers dismissed conciliatory statements by Suu Kyi as insincere and dishonest.
The state-run media also reported that 16 NLD members have resigned from the party because of grievances and their support for the regime's 7-step road map towards “a disciplined democracy.”
According to NLD officials, reports of resignations from the party have appeared frequently in the state media, but this latest item appeared to be calculated at attacking the party prior to the election.
“The regime has started using the state media for the election,” said NLD spokesman Khin Maung Swe.
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