Meanwhile, the Indian Parliamentarian’s Forum for Democracy in Burma has urged the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and also friendly countries of the Burmese regime to adopt pragmatic actions for the release of Suu Kyi with over 2,000 political prisoners in the country. The Parliamentarian’s Forum has sent letter to the Heads of the States and Governments of Australia, European Union, UK, France, Norway, Russia, US, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China and India strongly urging them to keep on pressurizing on military rulers of Burma to engage Suu Kyi in the process of democratization.

The military rulers of Burma have planned for a general election understandably on October 10 this, where Suu Kyi and her party National League for Burma (now de-registered) cannot participate. It should be mentioned that the NLD and other democratic parties of Burma recorded a landslide victory in the May 27, 1990 election, but the military junta did not recognize the outcome of the polls. And shockingly, the group of Generals imprisoned many opposition political leaders and many elected representatives left the country to take refuge in foreign countries.

Earlier the exiled Burmese and their supporters participated in the Global Day of Action on May 27 organized in more than 20 countries around the globe. They termed the proposed general election (probably on October 10 next) by the military regime of Burma as military’s election and continued their call for a genuine people’s election there.

The pro-democracy Burmese activists based in India also staged a demonstration and a symbolic people’s election at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the same day. A memorandum was also sent to the Union government by the demonstrators with various demands and appeals.

The Global Day of Action under the Global Campaign Against Burma’s 2010 military election was initiated bye Ten Alliances of Burma’s movement for democracy and ethnic rights representing broad-based and multi-ethnic cooperation of political and civil society organizations from inside and outside Burma. The initiative, which has been endorsed by over 150 organizations in the world, is aimed to raise voices against the plight of Burmese people including the monks.

The ten alliances including National Council of the Union of Burma, Democratic Alliance of Burma, National Democratic Front, National League for Democracy-Liberated Area, Members of Parliamentary Union, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, Forum for Democracy in Burma, Women’s League of Burma, Students and Youth Congress of Burma and Nationalities Youth Forum inspired demonstrations against the Burmese junta in various cities of the world.

The protest rallies held during the last week of May in Tokyo (Japan), Taipei (Taiwan), Seoul (South Korea), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Melbourne (Australia), Paris (France), Geneva (Switzerland), Stockholm (Sweden), San Francisco (USA) etc specifically targeted the ruling junta named State Peace and Development Council for its anti-people policy and practices.

“It is already clear that the election being held this year will not be a step forward that Burma needs. The National League for Democracy and many ethnic groups have already decided that they cannot participate in such a sham election. The Indian government should stand with them and the people of Burma in demanding genuine democratic elections, rather than supporting the military’s sham elections,” said Dr Tint Swe, MP elect in 1990 Burma election.

Speaking to this writer from New Delhi, Tint Swe of NLD also added, “The people of Burma put their choices bravely twenty years ago, but their mandates were bulldozed by the junta. We reaffirm our conviction that the people of Burma deserve the freedom to choose their future for themselves.”

Condemning the military dictatorship of Burma as well as its flawed election laws, the senior Burmese political leader demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners. He also asked for a genuine political dialogue with opposition and ethnic groups of Burma before the election.

“We, the exile Burmese in India or anywhere in the globe are actually calling on international governments to denounce the proposed Burmese election and reject the results under this situation. The Chinese and Indian governments with the member-countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are being urged primarily, as those nations have maximum influences on the junta,” said Pu Kim, a Burmese political activist based in New Delhi.