The Yangon meeting is seen as part of USDP leader and junta henchman Khin Yi’s campaign to solidify the party’s position ahead of the sham election planned for August.
USDP chief U Khin Yi holds talks with abbot and ex-Ma Ba Tha chairman U Tilawka Bhivamsa at Insein Ywama Monastery, the site of an informal party meeting on Monday.
Sitagu Sayadaw, viewed as a junta ally, lauded Min Aung Hlaing for giving Myanmar’s highest religious title to an ex-head of the notorious Ma Ba Tha group.