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Tibetans in exile celebrate 49th democracy day in Dharamsala | Tibetans-in-exile living
in India celebrated the 49th Democracy Day, the anniversary of their government-in-exile
in Dharamsala. Hundreds of Tibetans gathered at the Tsuglagkhang Temple, the main
Buddhist temple in the picturesque hill town to mark the occasion. The celebrations
were marked by the hoisting of the Tibetan flag by Samdhong Rinpoche, the Prime
Minister of the Tibetan government in exile. Performances by various Tibetan artists
and schoolchildren were part of the celebrations. Tibetan dignitaries expressed
their gratitude towards the Indian government for the freedom of expression, which
they enjoy, while living in the country. "In Tibet we had dictatorship under the
People's Republic of China, there is no freedom of expression, no body has any
rights, but we here in exile, due to the grace of the Government of India and
the people of India, can celebrate democracy day," said Karma Yeshi, lawmaker,
Tibetan government-in-exile "49 years ago, his Holiness, the Dalai Lama, after
having chartered a democratic charter approved by the parliament made the Tibetan
administration into a democratic one," said Thubten Samphel, spokesperson of Tibetan
Government-in-Exile People's Liberation Army troops marched into Tibetan region
in 1950 and since then China has controlled Beijing considers Tibet as an integral
part of its territory.
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