Mahidol University is a great witness

By Maha Min Khant

RB Article

April 14, 2013

According to video which I received from one of my best and reliable friends, the leading figures of RNDP, ALD and Rakhine Liberation forces have attended the conference in Mahidol University of Bangkok which was seemingly sponsored by so called Dr.Aye Chan on 9th March of 2013. 

The only selected Rakhine people gathering conference location, to be held on that day (9.3.2012), was previously being publicized in several Myanmar journals, as Chula Lunkur University which is the most prestigious one in Thailand. Very seemingly the responsible persons, for managing such one sided Rakhine attendees conference, were unable to convince the answerable faculty of Chula Lankur University --in regard the particular essence of the conference and that of the attending audiences. 

As far we have received information, any prestigious university simply and graciously advocate the symposiums, seminars or conferences whilst the stakeholders are inclusively invited, attended and get proportionate chance to participate, discuss and debate as per the rule and meeting organism. 

The video shows that there were full of Rakhine youths, in every corner of the university, who were in charge of compound’s safety and security, and the conference attendees were Buddhist religious young monks and secular students--selectively Rakhine boys and girls. 

In accord the local journals the concern editorials which were previously issued before the meeting have almost all been confirmed that at the end of the conference there would be a communiqué (announcement) by the Rakhine conference committee that there are no Rohingya people in Arakan. What an awful scheme! 

It was heard that in that “Rakhine historical conference” – the 88 generation, the NLD and USDP members were invited to attend the conference by the responsible persons but it seemed that they didn’t attend at the conference knowingly and the hall showed a lot of vacancies for more guests. 

As per scheme of master of ceremony, Professor Jacque P. Lieder was the first person to deliver the speech regarding the occupation of Arakan state by Bodawpaya of Myanmar king—articulation of full sentences that following the Bamar king’s occupation of Arakan, the Bamar army had destroyed all of Rakhine resources, and made largely collective destruction including expulsion of that of the inhabitants and snatched Maha-myat-muni pagoda from Rakhine state to Bamar proper. 

After that, there was a fresh researcher namely Steven from Netherlands—he had delivered about the cooperation in commercialization between Rakhine kings and the western seafarers -- particularly the western adventurers who helped Arakan Kings and benefited in bilateral and trilateral trade in Mrauk-Oo periods. 

The last actor was Mr. Aye Chan who was clearly seemed to have been influencing the whole round discussion and panel. 

Once, he started the term to deliver the talk show, he was seemed with full pride of being a Kanda University Professor as being ‘heestorian’ not historian—he said that the violence which erupted in Rakhine state in 2012 was the continuation of 1942 pogrom—continued that Bengawli people had destroyed many Rakhine villages, raped many Rakhine women, torched Buddhist monasteries and much more destruction. 

He seemed he had forgotten that the 2012 Rakhine violence was started base on “Ma Thidar Htwe”—that she was allegedly raped by so called Muslim boy-- and all Rakhine leaders such as U Aye Maung, U Aye Thar Aung and others have got an excuse from Ma Thidar Htwe to begin the pogrom program to burn Rohingya and Kaman lives along Rakhine state since that time onwards. 

And these notorious leaders (Aye Maung, Aye Thar Aung and others) have been knowingly pointing and harshly disappointing that--should a Kalar boy insult, rape and kill against a Rakhine girl, Ma Thidar Htwe? Was that a reality or a synchronized conspiracy?—Of course it has been a synchronization from Japan to inner Rakhine state with so called Rakhine leaders—Aye Maung of RNDP and Aye Thar Aung of Arakan League of Democracy, particularly. 

Wasn’t it a collective conspiracy by U Aye Chan from abroad in this “excuse finding” to start last pogrom to deliberately committing crime against humanity at this 21st century--which has been seen by the universe from the beginning? Why did you forget about that girl to mention to connect the last year violence in Mahidol conference, instead you went to fifty years ago so called pogrom which no one can confirm with the acceptable documents rather just exaggeration and useless cheating gossip among Rakhine fanatic only? 

Or the style of your talk at the show confirmed that “you and all your reliable sullied colleagues have created the “crisis of Thidar Htwe” to celebrate the pogrom along the Rakhine state. 

And he also clearly said that there are no Rohingya in Arakan state-- and the word “Rohingya” is a fabricated word created by Mr.Abdul Gaffar in the year round 1950s–at the first parliamentarian periods. 

In his careful deliberation, he continued that “Mr. Nurul Islam, once his friend at the same Rangoon University, who is now residing in London and formed an armed group to attack Rakhine people--and he has an account in which anyone interested can donate money in that account” --he had made fun at the audiences. 

Lastly as the share time comes to the end, he obviously stopped the talk by saying those Bengawli in Rakhine state nowadays are immigrants and they were recruited by the British as the labor-intensive workers in agricultural firms. 

At the end of the every scholar’s verbalization, there were question and answer sessions, which were designed for the questioners as “writing on a piece of paper—detailing- name, designation and political party”, and collectors brought these papers to the panel. Very countable asking questions were answered by each scholar very carefully but it never met the questioners’ destination, heard from the source. 

At the couple of scholars’ question and answer sessions, questioners didn’t have the right to grasp microphone. But fortunately, U Aye Chan asked the panel to provide the microphone to Mr. Htay Lwin Oo after greeting him. I thought that Mr. Htay Lwin Oo might have asked on the paper-- the permission to talk with U Aye Chan regarding the Rohingya issue which has been a hot issue between them via internet, face book and so on. 

Starting from Mr. Htay Lwin Oo, he said that there are Rohingya in Arakan state, and he said he has proof and strong evidences with documents and booklets—which were written by neither Muslims nor Rohingya scholar but by British author—Dr. Francis Buchannan, who worked once in Burma, in his contemporary vocabulary spoken by Rovinga people from Arakan state in the olden periods. He said he (Dr. Francis Buchannan) has written this book in 1799. 

And U Aye Chan asked him to bring the book to the stage—he (Mr. Htay Lwin Oo) has brought the book to the stage and put in U Aye Chan’s hand—soon U Aye Chan said to Htay Lwin Oo that ‘you have not the right to come here’—what a disgusting moment—is he really a scholar?—is he really a professor?—is he really an academician? Is he really going to lead the Rakhine people who want peace tranquility and security in the region? Such a behavior as a scholar is very horrible whoever your are-- wherever your are-- whatever you are. I believe that an honest scholar lead entire community to peace and security for the whole nation. What a horrific scholar? 

To be continuing their short debate, U Aye Chan was not satisfied with the book the one Mr. Htay Lwin Oo handed to U Aye Chan—U Aye Chan continued that Rohingya are Rakhine – and U Htay Lwin Oo told again that in this book there are some words which are said by Rohingya of today in the region—Okay if you are Rohingya how do you spell the words—such as 1) the water in English is called “fani” by Rohingya—what kind of your Rohingya people call that word, U Aye Chan was silent: 2) the Sun in English is called “bail” by Rohingya-- what kind of your Rakhine Rohingya people call that word, U Aye Chan was silent: 3) the earth in English is called “mati” by Rohingya-- what kind of your Rakhine Rohingya people call that word, U Aye Chan was silent again: 

The feeling U Aye Chan wanted or declared to be Rohingya is whether it was his individual approach or the entire Rakhine people desire after having been surveyed-- we don’t know—once U Aye Maung expressed like U Aye Chan in local journal – I think it may be nearly a year now – Okay it is their desire and their decision. 

If so, why didn’t your Rakhine parliamentarians raise the concern that -- the word Rohingya was belong to only Rakhine people in that periods as you feel now Dr. Aye Chan? Mr. Aye Chan – are your become crazy or acting intentional dishonesty? That you know alone! 

Interestingly, whenever U Aye Chan handed over the book to professor lieder to check—he has checked as a historian and said that—History does not make identity—but history does make knowledge and information. As a matter of fact, both U Aye Chan and lieder might have known the substances of that book as the curved historians but both behaved on the stage as if they have never seen or known about the content of the book in regards the words which Rohingya of today speak not only in the region but all around the world. 

U Aye Chan, having completely implicit about the advising questions raised by Mr. Htay Lwin Oo, U Aye Chan got a bit infuriated and embarrassed—seeing the situation by master of ceremony – he cleverly put aside U Aye Chan from having tacit and went to be concluding the meeting program - praising all the attendees and declared the ceremony was successful ended. 

In fact, U Aye Chan should honestly invite all relevant parties for a peaceful discussion for lasting solution to live both community side by side as if as a wise-man, and a loving figure for Rakhine’s both (Rakhine and Rohingya) community—he should behave and act that local people listening him, depending on him and rely on him for future scheme as a ‘harmonious society building architect’ by the help of his scholarly optimistic wisdom. Still he has time to change his mind to the positive stand than creating clashes among community which destroy confidence, peace, security and regional energies in the region at last. We want you to be a peace lover and peace maker not only for Rakhine state and but also for entire people of the country.