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Malaysian PM leads protest against 'genocide' of Rohingya

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AP Kuala Lumpur
Last Updated : Dec 04 2016 | 11:02 AM IST
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has led a protest rally against what he called a "genocide" of Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar.
Najib says today's rally at a stadium Kuala Lumpur in Muslim-majority Malaysia sends a strong message to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government that "enough is enough" as he vowed to fight for the rights of the Rohingya. He said: "The world cannot stand by and watch genocide taking place."
The plight of Rohingya in predominantly-Buddhist Myanmar has galvanized Muslims in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Some critics accuse Najib, who is grappling with a financial scandal, of using the rally to win the support of the country's Muslim Malays ahead of general elections due in 2018.

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First Published: Dec 04 2016 | 11:02 AM IST

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