“I have put number of copies of his book on sale in my stall since it was published because he is one of the most popular authors in our state, but so far I have sold a few copies of his book. Many readers turned away after seeing his name on the book,” said the seller.
He said it is likely because he had competed in the last election as a candidate for the USDP, the military proxy, and leading party in the present regime.
According to reader circles in Arakan State, as there have been very few books published on Arakanese issues readers usually rush to buy a copy whenever a new book on this topic is coming out.
A reader who lives in Rangoon said the newly published Maung Kauk San book is the lowest selling, because he is no longer popular among his audience after he has joining the USDP party.
“Maung Kauk San is popular among his audiences no more, ever since he joined the military backed USDP party. Because of that his book is at the lowest sale point, despite being a fresh publication”, said the reader.
It is learnt that Maung Kauk San (Rakhine Pray) has written the detailed account of the geography of the Arakan State with many insights into the location, population, living density, climate, environment, natural resources and products, crops, infrastructure and economy of each of the township in the state.
He has also written about the state’s flag, seal, national dresses, ancient history and archaeology of the state, along with the broader issues of religion, culture, traditional customs and ethnic races in his book.
According to the sources, his popularity among the Arakanese audience has fallen drastically due to his association with the military backed USDP party. He competed as a USDP candidate for a seat in the peoples’ parliament in the constituency of Sittwe in the last election, but was defeated by his rival U Maung Nyo from the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party.
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