Phyo Min Thei, the chief minister of Myanmar's Yangon City, made a daring statement last week when he declared that the radical Buddhist nationalist group Ma-Ba-Tha (Association of Race and Religion Protection) is "no longer needed" since the Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee of the government is already overseeing the country's Buddhist affairs.
Phyo Min Thei, waziri mkuu wa Jiji la Yangon nchini Myanmar, alitoa tamko la ujasiri wiki iliyopita alipotangaza kwamba kundi kubwa la utaifa la Wabudha Ma-Ba-Tha (Kuanzishwa kwa Jamii na Ulinzi wa Dini) "halihitajiki tena" kwa kuwa Kamati ya Sangha Maaka ya serikali tayari inasimamia mambo ya Kibuddha nchini humo.