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Show your support for the March to Tibet by contacting the Indian Ambassador in your country to ask that the Indian government allow the March to continue.
Indian embassy contact information by country:
http://meaindia.nic.in/onmouse
Emails are good but faxes and follow-up phone calls are the most effective!
SAMPLE LETTER
His/Her Excellency AMBASSADOR’s NAME
Indian Ambassador to YOUR COUNTRY
ADDRESS
DATE
Your Excellency,
I am very concerned to learn that the Indian government has ordered the Tibetans’ non-violent March to Tibet stopped. I came to know through international media reports that Indian police arrested and forcibly removed the 100 Tibetan marchers from the road near Dehra bridge, 63 kilometers from Dharamsala. I understand that the marchers have now been sentenced to 14 days detention.
More than any other country, India has witnessed the enormous suffering of the Tibetan people - both inside and outside Tibet. For Tibetans worldwide, India holds deep spiritual significance and for many, it is a second homeland. I am very grateful to the people and government of India for the kindness and hospitality you have shown to the Tibetan people. I trust that you will now see the Tibetans’ longing to reclaim their country is only natural and, as a nation that waged its own independence movement, I hope that India will show support for this initiative.
The March to Tibet is a peaceful march inspired by the great non-violent approach of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian people. India is the largest democracy in the world and as such, I believe should respect the Tibetans right to March to Tibet. The Indian authorities issued a restraining order against the marchers on March 10th, alleging that their actions could lead to a breach of public peace. This is simply not the case. The Tibetan people have demonstrated their commitment to nonviolence time and time again and the Tibet movement is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest peaceful struggles of all time. These marchers have undergone strict nonviolence training and have stated their dedication to this approach.
The March to Tibet has gained enormous international support. I hope India will also support the Tibetan people in their just cause and facilitate their journey home. I call upon the Indian government to immediately release all of the marchers and permit this march to continue. This movement is a tribute to the spirit of the great Gandhi, whose teachings are being practiced by the Tibetan people in their struggle for freedom.
Jai Bharat, Jai Tibbat
Yours Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
There are 7 comment(s) so far ;)
I deeply urge you to ask the Indian Government to release the non-violent Tibetan marchers and let them go back to their homeland.
If you are India, you can contact your MP in the Lok Sabha/Lower House. As an NRI, I’ve written in to the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; I’ll wait and see if I get a response. You can of course write in to the Prime Minister directly.
When indian minister Nehru in 1959 provided land for His Holiness, the 14.th Dalai Lama of Tibet to build up Tibet in Exile, he did this because Buddhists and Hindus are like brothers and sisters. How can indian brothers and sisters be violent against their brothers and sisters from Tibet in a democratic country ? Indian government must not be the extended arm of chinese government and should be
compassionate with tibetan brothers and sisters. Support them instead of violating their democratic rights in India.
The march must continue until Tibet is freed from any kind of repression by the chinese !
Ngadzo poe-la pe gabo yoe ! We love Tibet !
Listen you know that the Tibetans are leading to A DANGER for themselves. I mean India and China have to block the protestors but China has an riot team and every Pro-China protestor would accuse you.
The high profile return to Tibet March, ended so abrubtly. It is a shame on the organisers that they didn’t anticipate this problem. I empathise with the protestors, but it is such a poorly organised march. If they really wanted to go to Tibet, they should have a properly worked out strategy.
Tenzin Dhondup la
It’s not a shame that the march has been halted. Proper organisation means getting visa ,which the Indian govt. will never allow. We have people hanging in the middle but its worth it. We are expressing our need and doing something. Its gettinh the attention. Rather, if we go on with life as usual, we aren’t getting anywhere - the same displaced or the Stateless persons, we are. My experience of living in Ari doesn’t give me peace or respect that every people of free world get. Remember we all are living a half human life. Should we have TIBET as our own,we can breathe with ease.”SOLIDARITY” is with you all.
First of all, I thank the organizers for taking this huge initiative of organizing this march. It is so easy to blame someone when something goes wrong. But we have to look at what it takes to initiate such a huge event. Hence, let’s leave the negative comments aside and gather our positive energy to support them.
I hope the organizers for Tibet March have figured out some alternative solutions to this detention and obstacle from the Indian authorities. We are waiting to see and also ready to do what we can to make this march a success. Nobody should restrain a citizen from returning to their own country. It is sad and sickening to see how powerful China is and how all other nations choose to support them by letting China dictate every issue concerning Tibet. It is time for all Tibetans to rise and do something ( in anyway you can) to indulge in our cause. Bod Rangzen! Free tibet! May we get to feel what it is like to have your own country soon!