India's stand on Tibet 'pains' factions

MYSORE: Leaders of the Tibetan YouthCongress and Tibetan Women’s Association on Thursday differed with thestand of the Tibetan government in exile and said, Tibetan non-governmentalorganisations including Tibetan Youth Congress would continue their struggle forindependent Tibet.At a press meet here, they said, Tibetans in Indiaare “pained� at the declaration made by India and do not agree withthe stand. It is necessary that they should agree with the opinion of theTibetan government in exile, they said.“It is wrong on thepart of Indian government to sacrifice Tibet’s interest for itscause�, they said, adding, they would not forget India’s gesturetowards the people of Tibet by granting political asylum tothem.“Linking the Sikkim issue to Tibet is China’s ployto extract maximum benefit from India on various bilateral issues,� theyadded. Comparing India’s declaration to that of Britain’s policytowards Germany during World War II, Tibetan leaders reminded India how it costBritain heavily later on.“Declaration between China and Indiais a gross distortion of historical facts and subversion of Tibetanpeople’s right to freedom�, they alleged, terming it as a“fabrication for political convenience�.They also said,India put it’s own security at great risk by signing thisdeclaration.Reiterating their rejection of declaration andcommitment to continue their struggle, they said Tibet belongs toTibetans.Leaders who addressed the press meet included TseringLhakyap Janyel President regional Tibetan Youth Congress Bylakuppe and TenzingKyizom President Regional Tibetan Women’s association.