The Arakan National Party (ANP) said in a statement that they totally reject any other term besides “Bengalis” to refer to the mostly stateless minority which self-identifies as “Rohingya”.
“Saying ‘Muslim community from Rakhine State’ makes it sounds as if they have always lived in the state. It’s like saying Rakhine is their place of origin,” said ANP’s secretary U Tun Aung Kyaw. “It will create more opportunities for them to attain citizenship and it’s like already accepting they are Myanmar nationals from Myanmar.”
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has asked several visiting dignitaries to refrain from using either the terms “Rohingya” or “Bengali”, including most recently the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
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