The desires of the majority of the country – to see the democracy icon as president – have not been heeded, according to U Parmaukkha, a Ma Ba Tha central executive committee member.
The issue of constitutional reform to enable the National League for Democracy leader to become president sent seismic rifts through the nationalist Buddhist lobby.
The Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion, known by its Myanmar-language acronym Ma Ba Tha, officially said it would remain neutral on the subject. However, that did not stop leading members from taking a side.
U Parmaukkha has previously spoken in support of a Daw Aung San Suu Kyi presidency, and even suggested that amending the constitution clause that bars her would be justifiable considering her popular backing. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
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