Chakran is not closed. Far from it. I went (out of solidarity) on Sunday night and it seemed busier than ever. People power! I also had a wonderful time, as I always do; so I really can't understand all this talk of it being 'sticky-rice' etc etc.
I did see one farang make a grab at a young boy and be given, quite rightly, a polite but firm brush off. If that is the kind of behaviour that has led farang to suppose Chakran is a Tha-rak-Thai establishment, then I am not at all surprised.