Myanmar’s ultranationalist Buddhist organization Ma Ba Tha issued a statement Thursday asking the chief minister of Yangon region to apologize for criticizing the group and demanding that the national government take action against him within a week.
Yangon chief Phyo Min Thein said the Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion, known as Ma Ba Tha, is “not necessary” because the country has the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee (Mahana), a government-appointed council that oversees and regulates the Buddhist clergy.
He made the comment on July 2 during a meeting with Myanmar nationals living in Singapore and again on Wednesday when a small group of Ma Ba Tha supporters confronted him upon his arrival at the airport in Yangon. (Courtesy of rfa.org)
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