I am peace loving person and working for the justice and fairness. Long
history recorded as Buddhist Promised land, as Arakkhadesha in the
immemorial time and Arakan in the world record history about Arakan.
Still today, you may see many Buddhist religious buildings, old and new
spreading all over Arakan, especially in Mrouk Oo and Kyouk Taw,
recorded as Mrouk Oo Dynasty and Dynyawaddy Dynasty. Many heritages
Buddha statutes, some are recorded since Buddha life time (Mahamunit
Statutes and Mahgyan Statues) enshrine in many monasteries and temples.
I give these facts to see reality about our fatherland Arakan in the
past and present. I was amazed arriving Mrouk Oo when I was 17 years
old. It was the first visit to golden Mrauk Oo in 1986 together with
some pilgrimages from Pauk Taw. I saw so many pagodas, temples and
monasteries as symbols of Buddhism not Islamist symbols all over the
Mrouk Oo. There was upgrade and downgrade in the Arakan History. I
accept that Our King Murn Saw Mon seek asylum to Guar after Burmese King
invaded Arakan in1406 and waging war for 24 years until 1430. By the
help of Guar king we were able to salvaged our fatherland Arakan and
some of our Kings accepted Islamist tittles to respect and thanks to
Guar King (not because our King were Islamists as so-called Rohingya’s
claim) since Murn Saw Mon reign.
After the establishment of Golden
Mrouk Oo of Arakan, the last Dynasty, many Pagodas and temples were
built and Buddha Statutes were casted as the symbol of Buddhism. As far
as I hear only Syndikhan Mosque was permitted to build for Islam as
saviors of Arakan Kingdom. During the reign of Murn Burn, he fought many
wars to Guar Emperor to get back the land of Arakan and show his power,
mighty and dignity as a Buddhist King. He built Chit Thoung temple as
symbol of victory to Islamist King.
Arakan history recorded there
were so many mercenary troops under the Arakanese Buddhist King,
including Arabs, Portugal, Japanese and also Burmese. For the Portugal
and Japanese none of them are found in present Arakan State. But Arabs
were recorded as Kaman who are still living in ThanDway and Ramree
Island. Beside as laborers in the British period, some Islam may
migrated and living since Mrouk Oo Dynasty as there some Muslim who are
able to speak Arakanse and loyal to the Sovereign, most of them are
still living in Kyouk Taw and Mrouk Oo Township and very few in other
Townships.
I am very surprised to hear the name Rohingya telling the
world that some Arakanese kings were Islamists, and claiming Rohingya
have been living since immemorial time in Arakan especially in Moung
Daw, and Buthedaung Township which are bordering with Bengladesh. If
like so, where were you living while Arakanese Buddhists escaped to
British Bengal by land and boats ( The record of the British expressed
only Arakanese Buddhists seek asylum to British colonial Area). Would
you reply you were able to live Buthe Daung and Moung Daw because you
sided to Burmese kings and serviced for them during invasion Arakan. In
the British record in British-Burmese first war, no Islamist commander
were listed there. Even there were no Islamist commander during Chun
Byan ( King Bering) revolutionary period in Arakan. It is real that no
Islam community were living there when Burmese King invaded Arakan, no
Islam community were living there when the British Burmese the first war
occur and also no Islam community were living there during Chun Byan
revolutionary period. You just came to our land after the British
administrated Arakan as laborers as the history recorded. Arakanse also
resettled in that area only after British ruled Arakan since 1824 after
waging Englo-Burmese the first war.
Many authors were assimilated
with fake history of so-called Rohingya saying or giving the wrong facts
that Rohingya are ethnic citizens as some of the Rohingya Kings ruled
Mrouk Oo Dynasty. If what you say are real, please answer me where are
ancient Islamist symbols in the ground (which were the same age of these
dynasties) in Mrouk Oo and Kyouk Taw. No historians including Potugal,
nor British recorded the name Rohingya nor some of the Rohingya kings
ruled Arakan.
After the riot scattered since June 8 between Bengali
community (most of them are illegal and created the name Rohingya to
separate Arakan main land for their own administration) and Arakanese
Buddhist community, most of the authors and media are shouting Arakanese
Buddhist and The Burmese Army are killing Rohingya, who are losing
their rights in their native land. But they never present the loose of
Arakanese to illegal Bengali including land and properties since they
occupied by their over crowded population. I would like to give the fact
that Army or Police forces are not able to station inside the Bengali
Community because even armed forces will be attacked by the Bengali and
they station between two communities and also inside Arakanese Community
to attain law and order. This image may be defined by the authors or
media as Army Forces are sided Arakanese Buddhist. In contrary the
native Arakanese will have to worry for their security in their native
land to Bengali the same as in Assam State of India.
I would like to
argue such authors and media who are only talking about for the human
rights, not including security of state sovereign and the old history of
Arakan, with the following facts. In every country has its owned law to
be a citizenship. For those who are according to the law, have the
rights to be citizen of related country. Even after for those who become
citizenship to the related country, the person, who abuse the rules of
the citizenship would also be purged from the rights of citizens.
Bengali who are living in Mung Daw and Buthedaung are neither native nor
ethnic. But few may be citizenship if they can show the facts according
to citizenship law. And they endanger the security of Burma sovereign
and the daily lives of Arakanese Buddhists.
We, Arakanese are not
shouting to drive out all Muslim in Arakan. But we are demanding for
taking action to those migrates, who are shouting as Rohingya and
perpetrators. We are demanding to take action those who are illegal as
they endanger the security of native Buddhist Arakanese after
confiscated the land and their populations are eroding native community
by waging terrorist actions day after day. Most of the illegal Bengali
got Identification Card after given money to corrupted immigration
authorities in the past. Even U Nu Government gave citizenship rights to
the illegal migrants to win in the election, which put many of Arakan
lands to the hand of Illegal Bengali. The ploy of so called Rohingya is
that they are shouting that they have been living for centuries, after
the new migrants infiltrated in the old Muslim community. This image
persuades the authors and media’s hearts that so-called Rohingya have
been living centuries in Arakan and they are being violated by the
Burmese Authorities.
Any eyes watchers can see the riots occurred in
the area only Bengali community are majority or at least half of the
populations are Bengali. Even in some case like putting poison in the
lake of Arakanese Buddhist Community by the Bengali where Buddhists are
majority, Arakanese Buddhists are so tolerant without any revenge. If
the riots occurred where Bengali Muslims are minority, I am sure their
will be no places for the Bengali community by the Arakanese Buddhist
attacks. But in the contrary, riot occurring places are where Bengali
Muslims are majority and the most of the attacks were began by the
so-called Rohingya and Arakanse are just self defenders. Even in Sittwe,
the capital city of Arakan, Bengali Muslims still today are trying to
attack Arakanese Buddhist neighbor hood. Even on Buddhist Sabbath Warso
full moon day, they were trying to attack Buddhist temples where Buddha
Dhama was preaching to the Buddhist Arakanse. Therefore, I would like to
request the world community that not to follow the fake history of
so-called Rohingya any more and that also to sympathize to Buddhist
Arakanse from the view points of human rights because Arakanse community
being violated by the Bengali Community in their owned land and that
for finding the right facts for the right resolution to solved long
lasted problems between the two communities. And I would like to warn
the Bengali to stop their terrorist actions to Arakanse Buddhists in
inside Arakan and abroad because resentment of Arakanese would be out of
control if you do more.
Khaing Murn Nyo