I'm no saint or icon, says Myanmar's Suu Kyi

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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday insisted she was no saint and no icon, saying she disliked the titles and had always seen herself as an honest politician. The celebrated activist and democracy champion endured years of house arrest at the hands of Myanmar's military regime and has been feted since her release, but she insisted she was just an ordinary person. "I always object to the word icon, because it's very static, it stands there, sits there, hangs on the wall, and I happen to work very, very hard." this I find very troubling, because politicians are politicians, but I do believe there is such a thing as an honest politician and I aspire to that," she said.

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