Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi
Today presenter Mishal Husain
Heated: Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi (left) and Today presenter Mishal Husain had a heated exchange 

 Moment Burma democracy heroine Suu Kyi lost her cool with BBC's Mishal Husain after being quizzed over violence towards Muslim minority



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She is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a beacon of saintly integrity in the West who remained under house arrest for 15 years in her native Burma.
However, there is another side to Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi that sits at odds with her iconic image.
After the BBC Today presenter Mishal Husain gave Suu Kyi a rough ride during a BBC interview, Suu Kyi lost her composure and was heard to mutter angrily off-air: ‘No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim.’







Interview: Husain (right) was interviewing Suu Kyi for Radio 4's Today programme in October 2013 (pictured)
Interview: Husain (right) was interviewing Suu Kyi for Radio 4's Today programme in October 2013 (pictured)