The Hindu: Muddying the Waters-The Dalai Lama Cheating the World

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/article3616701.ece The Hindu: Muddying the waters-The Dalai Lama Misleading the World


The Hindu:
July 10, 2012

Letter to the Editor

Muddying the Waters



The Dalai Lama refused to call self-immolations wrong in an interview published by The Hindu on July 9. Then readers may ask him what compassion really means to him. His prayers for those self-immolators amount to encouragement of the violent deed.




As to autonomy, the Dalai Lama’s views totally contradict the Chinese Constitution. Ethnic Regional Autonomy and people’s representative system are the norms for ethnic minorities to exercise autonomy. He advocates “Greater Tibet” which is a legacy of the British imperialists to split China. It’s against the Constitution too. No Tibetan living in the Tibet Autonomous Region and autonomous prefectures buys his argument. With an ulterior motive, the Dalai Lama has been muddying the waters with regard to reincarnation. His disguised “independence” drive is doomed to failure.



Li Xiaojun,



First Secretary, Press Section,



Embassy of P.R. China in India,



New Delhi



Keywords: Dalai Lama interview, Tibet self immolation, Tibetan movement

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Delhi Diary May 31, 2012: 45.4 degrees Celsius

Delhi lives through another blistering day (Lead)

2012年5月31日 19:55:27 by IANS   New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Delhi’s heated summer days continued Thursday with the maximum temperature settling at 45.4 degrees Celsius-the highest in this season as of now withfive notches above the average. The met department forecast some respite in the form of squall later in the night.

“The sky is likely to turn partly cloudy towards the night. A dust storm or squall may occur in some parts,” said an official from India Meteorological Department (IMD).

“Temperature is likely to drop from June 1. Maximum and minimum temperature will stay around 44 and 32 degrees Celsius,” the official added.

Minimum temperature recorded was 31.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above the average for the season.

While the city has been braving blistering heat over the last two weeks, long power cuts Thursday added to the woes. Parts of south Delhi faced an over 7-hour long power cut due to a snag in three 220 KV circuits.

“We are working on the restoration. We have a simultaneously load shedding programme going on, so we are finding the reasons for the snag,” an official from distcom BSES told IANS.

The national capital has been witnessing a high demand for power at over 5,000 MW per day.

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Delhi Diary May 22: 42.2 degrees Celsius, low 27.2

Hot day in Delhi, Wednesday likely to be same


2012年5月22日 21:01:44 by IANS   New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) It was a hot Tuesday for the capital with the maximum temperature rising to 42.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above average. Wednesday is likely to be the same, the weather office here said.

The minimum temperature Tuesday was one notch above average at 27.2 degrees Celsius. The humidity saw a high and low of 55 and 18 percent, respectively.

The weather department forecast similar temperatures and mainly clear skies for Wednesday.

“Wednesday should have mainly clear skies with the maximum and minimum temperatures of 43 and 27 degrees Celsius, respectively,” an official at the India Meteorological Department told IANS.

Monday’s maximum and minimum temperatures were 42.3 and 27.7 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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