I thank everyone for their support in the last parliamentary elections, for supporting the Authentic MRF, despite the difficult times. We defend our community. We are determined to continue to defend democracy, the rights and freedoms of our community and all Bulgarian citizens. We must be united in order to be able to defend our identity and our community. This was stated by the chairman of the MRF (Dogan) Dzhevdet Chakarov at a commemorative rally in front of the fountain-monument in the Ardino village of Mlechino on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the first protest rally against the so-called. “revival process“.
“Today's gathering has a symbolism. It is that 40 years ago from Mlechino a worthy process began to fight against the assimilation of the community. It was led by our founder, founder and honorary chairman Dr. Ahmed Dogan, and before the DPS was founded“, added the MP.
Dzhevdet Chakarov conveyed the greetings of the honorary chairman of the DPS Ahmed Dogan to those present. “Just as we experienced these difficult moments 40 years ago, so this year we are going through similar difficult times. But our path is clear, our goal is clear. We are determined to preserve our identity and our community. Everyone in Bulgaria must live in peace. There can be no repressions and threats on a political basis", he added.
"You see that in the National Assembly we have united for the "sanitary cordon" against the Peevski model and the model of dependencies, with the other parliamentary groups", he explained and specified that democracy is not a given and we must constantly defend it.
The leadership of the MRF laid wreaths and flowers in front of the memorial fountain on the square in Mlechino. A prayer was also served for the victims of the totalitarian regime by the regional mufti of Kardzhali Basri Eminefendi.
On December 24, 1984, thousands of people from the surrounding villages of Gorno and Dolno Prahovo, Bashevo and Chernigovo gathered in Mlechino to express their disagreement with the forced change of Turkish names.