KANDA UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ‘An Open Letter to Ban Ki Moon Dear Ban: The term you used, So-called “Rohingya” was a brazen insult to the people of Myanmar. You have: said, you used the term for it has been aovepred by the United Nations and International community. If t sso, it has been clearly shownthat you and United Nations have bluntly supporting the Tyranny of Majority on the Rakhine people from the Rak te of Burma, | am a historian and 1 have ‘written many treatises about the etymology of that term, although you are ignoring. “Robingya” derived from the Bengali corruption of *Rohong.” “Roshan,” and “Roan,"thatall refers to Rakhine, French scholar Jacques Leider, U Khin Maung Saw, and I have proved it with reference to Bengali, and British colonial administrative records 1 is sure that fg “man” in Bengali-Therefore, “Rohingys” refers to Rakhine and "Rakhine Ethnic Identity” If they ase that term to call themselves ‘tis surely a snateh of national identity. A French man will call a German “Almany." But the Frenchmen despite of any objection will never use that term for their national identity. In this eter 1 will give you only two excerpts from original documents. Francis Buchanan, who travelled on survey in Southem Bengal and Northen Arakan (Rakbine State) in1798wries:"Among the hills immediately bebind Wanue, | found a joo (OF te people by the Bengalese called Mugs. (Buchanan 1992:48). AA Bengalis both from Arakan and Bangladesh call Rakhine Mugs tll now. Furthermore: “Various part of the Hills in the neighborhood are inhabited by Mugs from Rossawn, Robhavn, Roang, Reng, oF Rung. for by al, these names is Arakan called by Bengalese (Francis Buchanan in Southeast Bengal. Dhaka University Press. 1992. P31). There are plenty ‘of examples, 1 can give even the writings of the Bangladeshi scholars. The EastPakistun Distries Gazetter eplains és followsThe Atakanese were inhabitants Arakan oF Roang, whieh Ties to the south of Chittagong... Roan of Rakhine Muaughs who are found in the Cox's Bazar District are decedonts ofthe Arakanose [East Pakistan Distict Gazetteers: Chittagong Distt SNH Rizvi(Ed) pp. 114-115.) It iscertan that Rohan, Roan reer to the Rakhine People. They have ‘made strenuous effort to take away Rakhine’s own ethnic identity from Rakhine people to make their ‘own identity so that they can lie they are not the illegal immigrants, The President of a Superpower Nation and The United Nation general Secretary are accept Without thorough investigation, Barrack Obama follows. It hes been very imprudenct of him. Ban, you have proved yourself most icant Ooh Cassie ti ninco mon eas res rat yy eoeaalile Professor of Southesst Asian History, Kanda University of International Studies (November 14.2014)