Ngo Dinh Diem’s assassination memorial day organized by VCA faces dissent

On the same day today 55 years ago, November 1st 1963, the first elected president of Viet Nam- Ngo Dinh Diem was murdered along with his brother and his advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu. The memorial day of Ngo Dinh Diem's assassination is annually organized by groups and organizations of Vietnamese community in NSW, as well as in other states such as VIC, SA. For the first time this year, the NSW VCA takes charge of organizing the memorial day. This decision has sparked some disagreements. The Most Venerable Thich Quang Ba - the head of Van Hanh Monastery in Canberra - Australia who expressed his disagreement to the event, has granted Mai Hoa a discussion about this issue.

Quang cảnh buổi lấy ý kiến cộng đồng về việc tưởng niệm cố Tổng Thống Ngô Đình Diệm hôm thứ 5, 25/10 tại Trung Tâm sinh Hoạt Cộng Đồng ở Sydney Source: Tuy Nguyen