Six Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar\`s upcoming election
Abdul Rasheed_ a Rohingya Muslim businessman and politician in Myanmar who wanted to be a candidate in the upcoming general election of the country. But_ the government refused him alleging having foreign roots. Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of very few majority-Muslim Rohingya to have Myanmar citizenship. Even_ his father was a civil servant. Not only Mr. Rasheed but also five others like him have been disqualified to be the candidate in the general election of Myanmar on 8 November. At least a dozen Rohingya with Myanmar citizenship who have applied to be candidates in the upcoming election hoping to get into politics under the new democratic government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. But six of them had been rejected after officials said they failed to prove their parents were citizens at the time of their birth_ a requirement under the election law. This upcoming election is another important test for Myanmar. Because this election will take the country away from military rule. But human rights groups say the disqualification of Rohingya candidates underscores the limitations of the country's new reforms.
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