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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:38:30 +0000
Subject: Protest Rally by ABSL against Lee
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The Asian Age :
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BURMESE STUDENTS PROTEST AGAINST LEE KUAN YEW
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Support to Army junta condemned
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New Delhi, June 13: The All Burma Students League
held a demonstration on Thursday in front of the
Singapore embassy in New Delhi to protest against
the alleged remarks of former Singaporean Prime
Minister Lee Kuan Yew on the pro-democracy
movement in Burma.

The students' league condemned the remarks of Mr
Lee on the ongoing democratic movement of the
people of Burma. Calling Mr Lee an "autocrat", the
League said that his aim to legitimize the
military rule in Burma would not succeed and the
destiny of Burma would be determined its
citizens..

In a statement last week, Mr Lee had implied that
Ms Aung San Suu Kyi would be unable to govern
Burma, and suggested that she would be better off
remaining a political symbol.

He had said, "If I were Aung San Suu Kyi, I think
I'd rather be behind a fence and be a symbol,"
than be "found impotent" to lead the country.
"You've got to create an instrument of government
and there isn't one, Mr Lee had added. (PTI)

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The followings are the captions extracted from the
various national newspaper of India in their
respective photo news
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Pioneer
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"A dharna by activists of the All Burma Students
League(ABSL) outside the Singapore embassy, in
protest against the remarks of Singapore Premier
Lee Kuan Yew regarding the Burmese pro-democracy
movement" -- 


The Hindustan Time
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"The activists of the All Burma Students League
demonstrating in New Delhi on Thursday against
former Prime Minister and senior Cabinet Minister
of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew for his critical remarks
on the Burmese democratic movement." -- HT photo
by Prakash Singh


The Hindu
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"Members of the All Burma Students League
protesting against the Singapore strongman Lee
Kuan Yew's pronouncements on the pro-democracy
movement in Burma at a rally at Teen Murti in New
Delhi on Thursday.


The National Herald
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"A member of the All-Burma Students League
carrying effigy of the former Primer Minister of
Singapore, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, at a public court for
his recent remarks against the democratic movement
of Burma at Teen Murti in New Delhi on Thursday."-
- Herald photo by B. Barua


The Statesman
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"Members of the All Burma Students' League holding
a demonstration in the Capital on Thursday in
protest against the remarks of the Singapore Prime
Minister, Mr. Lee Yew, on the democratic movement
of the people of Burma". -- The Statesman


The Asian Age
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"Members of the All Burma Students League
protesting outside the Singapore embassy in New
Delhi on Thursday."-- A photograph by Ranjan Basu.

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News and photographs of the demonstration appeared
in Hindi and Urdu newspaper of India
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More than 6 National Newspaper of India published
in Hindi and more than 2 in Urdu version also
covered the events with different photos of the
demonstration.

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