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Disgruntled NLD Member Lashes Out at Party Leaders
Thant Zin, a member of Burma’s National League of Democracy who was disinvited from its upcoming congress, addresses reporters on Thursday. (Photo: The Irrawaddy)
RANGOON— Thant Zin, a member of Burma’s National League of Democracy (NLD) who was disinvited from its upcoming congress, had lashed out at the party’s leaders and accused them of “acting like a military junta” within the NLD.
On Tuesday, the NLD said it withdrew its congress invitation to members Mi Mi Gyi from Kawlin Township, Sagaing Division, and three members from Rangoon Division; Khin Maung Win from Lamadaw Township, Thant Zin from Shwepyithar Township and Khin Maung Shein from Rangoon-North Constituency.
The NLD Congress Commission said in a statement that the four were disinvited as they had “aimed to destroy the party’s unity,” adding that there were sufficient grounds for these accusations. The statement provided no details of the members’ alleged actions.
In a press conference on Thursday, Thant Zin said the accusations were baseless and claimed that some unnamed NLD members were unhappy with him, adding that they had conspired to use party procedures to remove him.
“I don’t know who has made the decision to disinvite some party members,” he said. “Power is centralized in a small group in NLD and this group doesn’t work in a democratic way,” he alleged. “There is no investigation of problems; they behave more like a military junta in their decision-making process.”
Thant Zin said he no longer wishes to remain a party member but added that he still supports NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi, although he claims she has become isolated from the grassroots members of the party. “I have not had any chance to meet with Daw Suu about my problem, and when I ring party members they no longer answer my calls,” he said.
Thant Zin also claimed popular support for the NLD waning, adding, “The general public still has faith in NLD [but] at a superficial level.”
Burma’s main opposition party will start its three-day congress in Rangoon on Friday. It will be the first NLD congress in more than 25 years and more than 1,500 delegates from across Burma are expected to attend.
Win Tin, one of the founding members of NLD, said he disapproved of the way that Thant Zin and the other three had been treated.
“I don’t know what action was taken against them, so I can’t say whether it is correct or incorrect,” he said. “[But] I disagree in principle with such serious actions against them.”
“Such hard actions can hurt the party, and also lead to disunity, leading to the loss of party leaders,” said Win Tin. “If you overreact you won’t get the result you want and it could create chaos within the party.”
I support U Win Tin’s view. It is one hundred percent correct in this particular case.
NLD = USDP. Thein Sein = Suu Kyi. We the people have not much choices.
I think they need to thoroughly investigate the case by case and also they must give chance to those 4 peoples for defend themselves.
I don’t think Daw Su was out of touch with grass roots because she was very busy with her duty. If she was doing everything by herself and then she will become dictatorship in NLD.
At the moment democracy is very much new to Burmese politic. The problem should be sorting out differences by dialogue.
If other NLD members think those 4 peoples are broken the party and then they should complain to NLD party’s Disciplinary Committee.
Those 4 peoples should not be suspended base on rumor. They have to invite those accuse 4 members to Party Disciplinary Committee and let them talk their side of story. I hope not, some of NLD leaders are setting up Kangaroo Court for members who they don’t like.
Does this phony “opposition” One Woman Party really need or deserve any column inch or talk?
This is One Woman Party in COMPLETE agreement with any thing the Sit-tut (Daddy’s Army) do including using White Phosphorous on sleeping monks on a religious night, siding with not only Bamar Sit-tut but also with the Tayoke Sit-tut Company against thousands of honest hard workers in 27 villages tending their lands for generation to FEED the country.
Besides whatever this woman said for the last one and a half years have been totally abhorrent.
NLD is currently in conceited, self-congratulatory mode so, so far from the 50 odd millions of the suffering (worse int he last two years than before) but nearer and nearer to the rapist International corporations and their agents- “western (includes Japan, Korea and ASEAN) Democratic Governments” and the International loaning agencies- thakho da yo kun.
Now is the battle lines are clearer. It is People of Burma (of all ethnicity) versus comparado bourgeois which includes now the Sit-tut, the NLD, the 88′s and the “Media” all pitching for the international corporation in their rape and pillage oft he motherland.
One Woman and Her Fan Club Party, ha,ha,ha.
Who cares whatever happens to this abomination!