He is very famous and popular in Myanmar with bad news . Because he is always targeting to Islams as victims and thinking all other religions are trying to attack and planning to take over Buddhisms and his Buddha's land, Myanmar. He lives in Mandalay, Ma Soe Yein.
Always getting criticize by huge amount of Buddhism people. 70% of Buddhism do not accept him and his organization called "Ma Ba Tha" meaning "Relations and Religions" .
In 2016, he and his organization is nearly to declare as "Government Not accepted Organization" and they are reducing such violence and hate speech production than earlier 2015. He was accused as a Anti-Current Government person, he said, he always want his country to be ruled by earlier Military Generals .
As a conclusion, he is not a Buddha icon in Myanmar and Myanmar people are also blaming him and his organization every time. And also new government taking control to this organization and they are now weakening and not strong as much as under old military generals.
You can check his real profile here - https://www.facebook.com/ven.wirathumsy