Fresh air of freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

Definitely, Myanmar is a peculiar country where democracy has no sway. Everything is decided by the military junta. For the last 30 years at least there has been constant and continuing struggle for freedom and democratic exercise for the people, mostly led by a single woman leader- Aung San Suu Kyi.

Her party had won the election years ago, but the military dictators did not allow her to take over the reign. Instead she was put in house arrest, a euphemism for imprisonment. She was leading her life like this for 15 years.

Her term of incarceration should have ended in 2009, but the same was extended for the act of someone swimming into her place of residence. Now she has been released. Will the junta allow her to take up democratic campaign and propaganda? The whole world has been putting pressure on the military regime to release her. At least now, it has obliged, but will it tolerate a different voice?

In apartheid –ridden South Africa, Nelson Mandela was put in prison for decades, and it was solitary confinement and doing the work of blasting rocks. At last he had to be released. The world rejoiced at that.

Cloistered Myanmar should not be allowed to continue with military dictatorship, not allowing dissent. The world is too large with different opinions elsewhere and Myanmar cannot be militarily autocratic. Human kind cannot go on praising the rulers, and that too the military variety.

Indian citizens should consider it their great blessing to have a democratic republic where the people can voice any kind of assertions. Sometimes people go overboard and speak about things bordering on maybe sedition. Still, we are a tolerant nation.
Let all people of all the world enjoy a breath of fresh air of freedom and equity. Let Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Myanmar enjoy freedom.