In a rare move, funeral ceremony of Tibetan soldier open to public
Deccan ChronicleIn a rare move, the last rites of commando Nyima Tenzin from India's covert elite paramilitary force ‘Special Frontier Force’, which recruits its men exclusively from Tibetan migrants, was performed on Monday in Ladakh with full honors in public glare attended by top BJP functionaries. Tibetans and people from Ladakh raised slogans of “Bharat Mata ki Jai”, “Tibet desh ki Jai” and “We salute Indian army”. Earlier his mortal remains were taken from his house in a “military truck” which was followed by a rally of people in cars and motorcycles carrying Indian and Tibet’s national flag. Meanwhile, in a provocative statement Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday that “China has never recognized so-called Arunachal Pradesh which is China’s south Tibet region.” He said that China has no details to “release yet about question on Indian army sending message to PLA about five missing Indian in the region ”.
History of this topic
Secret Tibetan military force raises stakes in India-China clash
Live Mint
Ram Madhav attends Tibetan soldier's funeral, deletes tweet; experts debate if India has new Tibet policy
India TodayWith public funeral for Tibetan soldier, Delhi sends a signal to Beijing
The HinduDiscover Related
)
)
)
)
)
)
