Protest in New Delhi, demanding Suu Kyi's freedom

New Delhi, June 6 :

Scores of Burmese people landed at the Myanmar embassy in New Delhi yesterday to protest the extended house arrest of their icon Aung San Suu Kyi by the military junta.

They were equipped with paints and brushes, around 35 protesters painted the gates and walls of the embassy with words 'Free Burma', 'Free Aung San Suu Kyi'.

While demanding the release of Suu Kyi, the protesters also shouted slogans against the military junta.

The protesters submitted a memorandum to U Khi Thein, the Myanmarese Ambassador in India, requesting him to convey their demand to the military led government.

Later the embassy officials were seen trying to cover the slogans with white paint as the police rounded off the protesters.

This was just a small protest that didn't get much press but it should have. The military junta of Burma should not even be allowed to have embassies or at least they shouldn't be called embassies, they should be called Dictator Convention Centers or something along that line.