"36 years later, there are still people who, under the leadership of Paata Burchuladze — the 'Russian bass' (as he calls himself) — are standing on Rustaveli Avenue and fighting for dependence on others," wrote Majority Leader Mamuka Mdinaradze.

“36 years ago, Georgians stood on Rustaveli Avenue and fought for independence. That struggle continues to this day!

Yet even now, 36 years later, there are still people who, under the leadership of the ‘Russian bass’ (as he himself says), Paata Burchuladze, are standing on Rustaveli and fighting for dependence on others.

Georgia will never again give up its freedom!” – Mdinaradze wrote on Facebook.

There was a recent commotion near the April 9 Memorial, where citizens had gathered. The tension arose when public officials appeared. Konstantine Zarnadze, Deputy Chair of the "Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia" faction in the Tbilisi City Assembly, was prevented by citizens from approaching the memorial. David Patsatsia, Minister for Internally Displaced Persons from the Abkhazia Autonomous Republic, was also not allowed access to the site.