Nobel Laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said by recalling her past memory that she felt that she was partly a citizen of India. Taking part in a function at Lady Sri Ram (LSR) College, she expressed her feeling before the audiences.
Suu Kyi said that she learned how to sing when she was given a standing ovation when she entered the college auditorium.
"Coming back to Lady Shri Ram College, it's not just coming home, it's coming to a place where I can feel that my hopes have not been in vain. This is what Lady Shri Ram and its young girls have done for me," said Suu Kyi.
Accompanied by Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor, Suu Kyi was all smiles, while sitting on stage and listening to a choir recitation of a poem by Rabindranath Tagore.
"When they were singing Tagore's song, and then, I looked at them, and they looked back at me, I could feel that they understood what I wanted out of life, for them, as well as for me and my people. Our hopes are all the same," she added.
She stated the students for not to compromise on their "principles", she termed "unprincipled politics" as one of the most dangerous things in the world.
"We need you to help us in our progression towards democracy. We are trying to achieve democracy. In our endeavour we need you, we need your help," she added.
It is noted that in July 1947, six months before his country gained independence from the British, her father, General Aung San, was assassinated. She was raised by her mother and was sent to Delhi for her under graduation and later to Oxford for higher studies.
Suu Kyi won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize for championing democracy in opposition to the dictatorship enforced by a military junta that held her under house arrest. She spent about 21 years under house arrest.
(With inputs from ANI)
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