Rohingya Infiltrators is a xenophobic label used to describe Rohingya refugees who fled ethnic cleansing and persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State to seek safety in India. The term falsely portrays these refugees as illegal migrants engaged in a deliberate effort to infiltrate and destabilize the country.
Background and Context
Since 2017, Hindu nationalist groups have portrayed Rohingya refugees as infiltrators threatening national security and altering religious demographics. This rhetoric has fueled mob violence, forced evictions, and hate speech against Rohingya refugees, while also being weaponized to delegitimize Muslims of Bengali origin by falsely labeling them as illegal migrants.
Impact and Harm
Labeling Rohingya Muslims as infiltrators criminalizes hundreds of thousands who have fled state-led persecution in Myanmar and sought refuge under the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The narrative dehumanizes a stateless and highly vulnerable population, normalizing hostility and violence against them. It has incited mob violence, justified forced evictions, and fueled sustained hate speech targeting the Rohingya community.
Variants and Alternative Forms
रोहिंग्या घुसपैठिए रोहिंग्या घुसपैठ
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