During a royally-sponsored funeral rite, the anti-government Red Shirts (most of them were Samak supporters) outside the temple booed government officials who attended the ritual.
Wakati wa mazishi hayo yaliyodhaminiwa na familia ya Kifalme, wapinzani wa serikali wa Mashati ya Mekundu (wengi walikuwa wafuasi wa Samak) nje ya hekalu waliwazomea maafisa wa serikali waliohudhuria desturi hiyo.