It is with some amount of indignation that I read what Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said, "One of our hopes when we visited Myanmar was to meet Suu Kyi, if possible." He goes on to say, "I would love to see her but...we would not like it to be interpreted as trying to interfere in the domestic political affairs of a country".

Going by Malaysian standards, anyone deemed to be a threat to the security of the country deserves to be put under arrest — be it ISA or home arrest. Applying the same standards, isn't Suu Kyi then in the same category as Anwar Ibrahim.

Indeed, it was shocking to read that Aung San Suu Kyi even wanted to meet with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. After all is there not very much difference between what the perpetrators of her incarceration did to her to what the perpetrators of Anwar's incarceration did to him?

It would seem like being a politician, it is quite alright to regard differently the actions done to oneself to similar actions done to another! My regard for Suu Kyi has since certainly fallen a notch or two.

It would seem like we ordinary folks should never have sympathy for or support for politicians whoever they are or wherever it is they find themselves in trouble for their beliefs, words or deeds.