"We are Rohingya, please call us Rohingya," pleaded Hajee Ismail, a Rohingya activist as Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi toured Thailand during her first official visit to the Kingdom recently.
He has pinned high hopes on Suu Kyi following her party's overwhelming victory in the country’s historic election, to improve the plight of 500,000 of his brethren in Myanmar from decades-old persecution.
However, his hopes on the iconic figure swiftly turned into anger and disbelievement as Suu Kyi not only failed to address the injustices suffered by the minority ethnic group but also refused to call them Rohingya. (Courtesy of english.astroawani.com)
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