Retired Senior General Than Shwe, the Ex-dictator (or) the father of Burma's semi-democracy? |
And
the ceremony was attended by the children and the grandchildren of
retired-senior-general Than Shwe as the pagoda itself was donated and sponsored
in mid 2000s by the Senior General himself while he was still the all-powerful
dictator of Burma.
SG Than Shwe’s son Kyaing Than Shwe, the daughters Khin Pyone Shwe and Thandar Shwe, and the grandson Phoe La Byae were at the ceremony.
And
following was part of the conversation our reporter had with SG Than Shwe’s
eldest daughter Khin Pyone Shwe at the temple just after the ceremony. He was
basically asking her about the rumors of Seneioe General’s near-death ill
health.
“Our father is nowadays very healthy. He is even
healthier than us children,” stated
happily Khin Pyone Shwe.
“What we heard was all those rumours that he
was bed-ridden and having serious medical treatment,” asked eagerly our reporter.
“No, our father is very well. Those rumours
about his ill health are not true at all,”
replied kindly Khin Pyone Shwe.