Beauty Queen Urges Faith in Charity Amid Boom Fraud Case
Senior beauty queen Kob Paphatsara commented on the charity fraud case involving Boom Panadda, expressing shock but urging the public not to lose faith in charitable work. She supports Boom personally but refuses to take sides, emphasizing that the legal process must run its course and that the actions of one individual should not tarnish the reputation of all beauty queens.
Senior beauty queen Kob Paphatsara is another figure shocked by the Boom Panadda case concerning donated funds for a charitable foundation. Kob opened up about the matter, admitting she was stunned by the events. She offers encouragement to Boom after she admitted wrongdoing and entered the legal process, but stresses she is not taking sides: right is right, wrong is wrong. She pleads not to lump all beauty queens together, fearing the public will lose faith in charitable acts.
"At first I was shocked, but I didn't fully believe it. As I followed the news, some parts turned out to be true. Still, I remain confident in doing good. I don't want everyone to lose faith in doing good. Do good — it never ends. Evil, no matter how slow or fast, will eventually catch up. In Boom's case, we don't know exactly what happened; we can't answer or speak for her. But what I've seen is that Boom has done many good things, yet they cannot offset the other issue. Good is good, but the law must also take its course."
"Asked if we're close: we are acquainted, we meet, we're both in the pageant world. Regarding merit-making, I didn't do much with her; mostly I work with the Potek Tung Foundation, donating coffins, not money. Previously, when there were urgent cases needing coffins, she would post about shortages and I would contribute."
"But when we learned the news, were we shocked? Yes. We didn't believe it was real. But asked if we believe now, we believe what the news reports — it's nearly 100% certain. In reality, she hasn't fled; she's staying to fight, she admitted fault, which is a good thing. Now that there's a case, she accepted responsibility and entered the legal process. We'll have to see how it proceeds."
"What I've said, I'm not taking sides. I'm speaking based on facts. Right is right, wrong is wrong. If a wrongdoer claims they're right, there's nothing we can do. But I want to tell everyone watching: don't lose confidence in doing good. If we lose faith in doing good, how will we live? Do good, because it's good for us."
"On the saying 'don't step on the fallen': personally, I see a lot of drama. I think the fallen person admits their fault, and offering encouragement isn't wrong. We should encourage when we can. She has accepted everything, so why not encourage her? What she did, we saw. You can bully me, create drama, but right and wrong must follow the facts."
"(Some think doing good earns 800 million — who wouldn't want that?) "Of course, doing good and getting 800 million — but her case isn't that. Today, do you see whether the good you mean is real or not? I think everyone should wait for the legal process to conclude so we know what happened. It's currently in the court process."
"As a senior beauty queen with a crown, how do you feel when people lump you all together?" "Not afraid. They can't lump everyone together. There's an old saying: if one fish in a basket rots, the whole basket rots. But this isn't that. Don't lump together the image of crowned beauty queens — there are good and bad, but not everyone is bad. We must admit this never happened before, but this is the first time such an incident has occurred."
