While abroad, the chief minister reportedly said there is no need for the hardline Committee for the Protection of Race and Religion, better known by its Myanmar language acronym Ma Ba Tha.
During a July 3 meeting with Myanmar citizens living and working in Singapore, the chief minister said that he views the nationalist monk association as redundant, given that there is already a State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee (Ma Ha Na) to handle Buddhist issues.
“In fact, since Ma Ha Na already exists in Myanmar, the country does not need Ma Ba Tha,” he said. He repeated the sentiment to reporters outside the airport yesterday. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
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