New Delhi: The wikileaks expose of secret US diplomatic cables has revealed that the leader of Myanmar's military junta considered making a $1bn bid to buy football club Manchester United, even as his country struggled to cope with the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Nargis and faced UN's wrath over its slow reaction to the calamity.
According to a cable, the suggestion came from the grandson of Than Shwe - commander in chief of the armed forces and a Manchester United fan.
Than Shwe was urged to mount a takeover bid by his grandson.
The cost of buying the club would have been similar to UN estimates of the funds needed to recover from the typhoon.
Instead, Than Shwe decided to create the multi-million dollar Myanmar National Football League - at the same time as aid agencies were reporting that one year after the typhoon killed 140,000 people, many survivors still lacked permanent housing, access to clean water.
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