A hardline Buddhist group has applauded weekend comments by Myanmar’s new religious affairs minister that appeared derogatory to the country’s Muslim population.
A statement by ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha (the Race and Religion Protection Organization) late Tuesday lashed out at Muslim organizations for demanding an apology from Thura Aung Ko after he described Islam in Myanmar as “a religion by the minority associate citizens”.
Thura Aung Ko was only last week elected as the religious affairs and culture minister in Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s new government.
In a statement, Ma Ba Tha defended the minister’s comment as “right” and matching the group’s stance, while claiming that it was “totally unacceptable” for Muslim groups — such as the London-based Burmese Muslim Association and five local organizations — to demand an apology. (Courtesy of news.videonews.us)
A statement by ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha (the Race and Religion Protection Organization) late Tuesday lashed out at Muslim organizations for demanding an apology from Thura Aung Ko after he described Islam in Myanmar as “a religion by the minority associate citizens”.
Thura Aung Ko was only last week elected as the religious affairs and culture minister in Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s new government.
In a statement, Ma Ba Tha defended the minister’s comment as “right” and matching the group’s stance, while claiming that it was “totally unacceptable” for Muslim groups — such as the London-based Burmese Muslim Association and five local organizations — to demand an apology. (Courtesy of news.videonews.us)
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