Myanmar's firebrand Buddhist monk Wirathu talks in a supporter's home during a Reuters interview in Yangon, Myanmar October 4, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's firebrand Buddhist monk Wirathu has openly endorsed President Thein Sein's ruling party in the Nov. 8 general election, saying Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party was "full of themselves" and unlikely to win the vote.
Hardline monks will push for laws banning Muslim dress and other Muslim customs, Wirathu told Reuters on Sunday before a rally held by thousands of members of the radical Buddhist group Ma Ba Tha.
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