{"id":6904,"date":"2026-07-13T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=6904"},"modified":"2026-07-13T06:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:59:00","slug":"a-whispered-tale-from-the-era-of-general-ne-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2026\/07\/13\/a-whispered-tale-from-the-era-of-general-ne-win\/","title":{"rendered":"A Whispered Tale from the Era of General Ne Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The bronze statue of General Aung San on Kennedy Island, in the middle of Kandawgyi Lake within Yangon’s Kandawgyi Nature Park, is a highly prominent and historic monument in Myanmar’s history.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Back in the BSPP (Burma Socialist Programme Party) era, President U San Yu used to walk around Kandawgyi Park every morning and always saluted the bronze statue of General Aung San on Kennedy Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day, while U San Yu was saluting, the bronze statue of the General suddenly spoke: “Hey San Yu, I’m tired of standing here. I want to ride a horse!”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U San Yu replied, “Very well, General.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When U San Yu went back and told General Ne Win, “The statue of General Aung San told me this morning that he\u2019s tired of standing and wants to ride a horse,”<\/em> General Ne Win got furious and scolded him: “Don’t talk nonsense! People will mock me and say I’m putting a lunatic in power! Be extremely careful with what you say!”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U San Yu swore up and down that the statue really had told him he wanted to ride a horse. So, General Ne Win said, “Fine, I’ll come with you tomorrow.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next morning, the two of them went together, saluted the statue of General Aung San, and left. On the way back, Ne Win scolded him again: “Be careful! Don’t ever repeat these crazy, nonsensical stories to me again!”<\/em> (Since the statue remained silent in front of Ne Win).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following morning, President U San Yu went out for his walk alone again. He approached the bronze statue, pointed his finger right at it in frustration, and grumbled: “What’s the matter with you, General? You said you wanted to ride a horse, so I brought him along. Why did you act like that and stay quiet?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bronze statue of General Aung San looked down and replied: “I told you I wanted to ride a horse<\/strong>… why did you bring me a giant ox<\/strong> instead?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Context Note:<\/strong> In Myanmar political satire, calling a leader an “ox” (\u1014\u103d\u102c\u1038 – Nwar) implies they are stubborn, unthinking, simple-minded, or purely driven by brute force rather than intellect. The joke turns General Ne Win’s insults back on himself by having the national hero, General Aung San, view Ne Win as nothing more than a beast of burden rather than a worthy leader.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

U Aung<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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