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 Kiongozi wa mji wa Yangon huko Myanma, ametoa kauli yenye uthubutu wiki iliyopita wakati alipotangaza kuwa kundi la ki-Buddha lenye msimamo mkali Ma-Ba-Tha (Chama cha Ulinzi wa Kikabila na Dini) "halihitajiki tena" kwa kuwa kamati ya Kiserikali ya Sangha Maha Nayaka tayari inayashughulikia masuala ya Wabuddha nchini.