[This
article was written on April 21, 2011; since then, Aung San Suu Kyi and
NLD members have been sworn in as members of parliament. The article is
reproduced here courtesy South Asia Magazine, May 2012 issue which
carries it]
Testing Political Acumen
Emerging victorious, Aung San Suu Kyi has created quite an impression in Myanmar and beyond. But how much political refinement will she need before she is ready to face the real battle for democracy?
By Col R Hariharan (retd)
Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi who had been leading the struggle for democracy led the National League for Democracy (NLD) to a resounding victory in the recent parliamentary by-elections in Myanmar. The re-entry of Suu Kyi and the NLD in Myanmar politics opens a new chapter in the troubled history of this nation.Undoubtedly, Suu Kyi’s charismatic leadership and tremendous popularity bagged 44 of the 45 seats for the NLD.
