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49976
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 07:48
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China has created 'hell on earth' in Tibet: Dalai
Mcleodganj (Himachal Pradesh), Mar 10 (PTI) Charging
China with launching a "brutal crackdown" in Tibet and
creating "hell on earth" there, the Dalai Lama Tuesday asked
Beijing to provide "legitimate and meaningful" autonomy for
the Himalayan plateau.
China has brought "untold suffering and destruction" to
that region by unleashing repressive campaigns, he said in a
speech marking the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising
that led him into exile.
"And quite apart from the current process of Sino-
Tibetan dialogue having achieved no concrete result, there has
been brutal crackdown on the Tibetan protests that shook the
whole of Tibet since March last year," the 73-year-old monk
said addressing a gathering here in India's northern state of
Himachal Pradesh.
The Chinese campaigns "thrust Tibetans into such depths
of suffering and hardship that they literally experienced hell
on earth," he said while noting that these had taken the
lives of "hundreds of thousands" of Tibetans.
The Dalai Lama, who has been advocating the "middle
path" approach, said, "We Tibetans are looking of legitimate
and meaningful autonomy, an arrangement that would enable
Tibetans to live within the framework of the People's Republic
of China".
Groups of Tibetans took to the streets here shouting
slogans like "China out" and "Tibet belongs to Tibetans" after
his speech.
The Dalai Lama later told reporters that he has not
announced any successor.
"I have not announced any successor because I am not a
Communist and we do not need to appoint anyone," he said at
the main temple of the Tibetans here, about 20 km from
Dharamsala.
Pointing towards Prime Minister of the Tibetan government
in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche, who was sitting besides him during
the press conference, the Tibetan temporal head said, "He is
my political boss and I am his spiritual boss."
In his speech, the Dalai Lama said, "Even today, Tibetans
in Tibet live in constant fear and the Chinese authorities
remain constantly suspicious of them."
The Tibetan culture and identity, he said, were
"nearing extinction".
He denied Beijing's charge that he wanted independence
of Tibet and said he stood for greater autonomy and end to
repression.
Lending out hope, the monk said, "I have no doubt that
the justice for Tibetan cause will prevail if we continue to
tread a path of truth and non-violence. PTI TEAM
DEP
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China with launching a "brutal crackdown" in Tibet and
creating "hell on earth" there, the Dalai Lama Tuesday asked
Beijing to provide "legitimate and meaningful" autonomy for
the Himalayan plateau.
China has brought "untold suffering and destruction" to
that region by unleashing repressive campaigns, he said in a
speech marking the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising
that led him into exile.
"And quite apart from the current process of Sino-
Tibetan dialogue having achieved no concrete result, there has
been brutal crackdown on the Tibetan protests that shook the
whole of Tibet since March last year," the 73-year-old monk
said addressing a gathering here in India's northern state of
Himachal Pradesh.
The Chinese campaigns "thrust Tibetans into such depths
of suffering and hardship that they literally experienced hell
on earth," he said while noting that these had taken the
lives of "hundreds of thousands" of Tibetans.
The Dalai Lama, who has been advocating the "middle
path" approach, said, "We Tibetans are looking of legitimate
and meaningful autonomy, an arrangement that would enable
Tibetans to live within the framework of the People's Republic
of China".
Groups of Tibetans took to the streets here shouting
slogans like "China out" and "Tibet belongs to Tibetans" after
his speech.
The Dalai Lama later told reporters that he has not
announced any successor.
"I have not announced any successor because I am not a
Communist and we do not need to appoint anyone," he said at
the main temple of the Tibetans here, about 20 km from
Dharamsala.
Pointing towards Prime Minister of the Tibetan government
in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche, who was sitting besides him during
the press conference, the Tibetan temporal head said, "He is
my political boss and I am his spiritual boss."
In his speech, the Dalai Lama said, "Even today, Tibetans
in Tibet live in constant fear and the Chinese authorities
remain constantly suspicious of them."
The Tibetan culture and identity, he said, were
"nearing extinction".
He denied Beijing's charge that he wanted independence
of Tibet and said he stood for greater autonomy and end to
repression.
Lending out hope, the monk said, "I have no doubt that
the justice for Tibetan cause will prevail if we continue to
tread a path of truth and non-violence. PTI TEAM
DEP
NNNN
