A prominent nationalist Buddhist monk has said the Ma Ba Tha movement has no plans to pressure the government over the recent arrest of a nationalist provocateur on defamation charges, but he warned that authorities should tread carefully when dealing with the movement.
Thopaka, a monk who is the spokesperson of Ma Ba Tha's headquarters in Yangon’s Insein Township, said the movement would closely follow the case against Nay Myo Wai, the chairman of Peace and Diversity Party.
“We support Nay Myo Wai’s nationalist activities, but will wait and see how his case will be handled,” he said when asked whether the movement would help the staunch supporter of their nationalist cause
.Thopaka warned the NLD government to deal carefully with the nationalist forces or else there could be “dangers, condemnations and protests. This would not be good for the new government, nor for the country.” (Courtesy of Frontier Myanmar)
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