the commander-in-chief of the AA, aligns himself with the Myanmar state’s official position, which denies Rohingya indigeneity. The use of terms like ‘irrational individuals’ for the Rohingya describes his mindset and attitude towards the community. In the subsequent pages of the chapter, we are going to come up with selected tweets or posts of the General to see his attitude towards the community and also how he uses his social media handle to spread lies, hate, and propaganda. A recurring theme in General Twan Mrat Naing’s posts is the denial of Rohingya identity through the use of the term ‘Bengali.’ This terminology deliberately frames the Rohingya as foreigners or recent migrants from Bangladesh, thereby stripping them of their historical and indigenous connection to Rakhine State. The insistence reinforces the narrative that they are outsiders, illegitimate claimants to land and rights in Arakan. Such discourse echoes and supports long-standing state policies of disenfranchisement and exclusion. In one such tweet posted from his own account X, formerly Twitter on 26 March 2024, he writes: In the post, the problem arises in the selective recognition and labeling of the groups. For instance, the General refers to Rakhine origin individuals in Bangladesh as rightful citizens and their identity. However, the same courtesy is not extended to the Rohingya community in Myanmar. Instead, he dismissively recognizes them as ‘Bengalis’, implying that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and denying their historical roots in Rakhine State. This denial serves a political purpose; it delegitimizes the Rohingya’s claim that they belong to Rakhine, undermines their demand for citizenship, and justifies their exclusion and persecution. Figures 85