 The Council later said that plains indigenous peoples should have registered in the 1950s and 1960s and compared modern Pingpu seeking recognition to "the homeless beggar who kicked out the temple administrator," a Taiwanese analogy used to describe someone who attempts to displace something's rightful owner.The Council apologized for making the analogy, but activists refused to accept the apology.In 2010, after more dissatisfaction with the Council, Pingpu activist Lin Sheng-yi called on the government to create a new ministry specifically for Pingpu affairs.