Organisations accuse Dhoegyal Society of undermining Tibetan freedom
struggle
Phayul[Saturday, May 10, 2008 20:15]
By Phurbu Thinley
Dharamsala. May 10: A group of Tibetan non-governmental organisations,
representing various sections of Tibetan community, today strongly
condemned the Delhi-based Dhoegyal society of undermining the Tibetan
freedom struggle in the face of the current political crisis in Tibet.
The groups, consisting of Tibetan People=92s Movement for =93Middle
Way=94,
Domey Cholka, Dotoe Cholka, Utsang Cholka, Cholsum United Association,
Ngari Association, Association for Former Political Prisoners, Cholsum
Volunteers Association, Association of Hotels and Restaurants and Shop
Keepers, were reacting against the recent case filed in the Delhi High
Court by the Delhi-based Dhoegyal Society against the exiled Tibetan
leader the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration.
The Dhoegyal or Dorjee Shugden Devotee=92s Charitable and Religious
Society based in New Aruna Nagar in Delhi recently filed a case
against the Government of India, the State Government of Himachal
Pradesh, the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the Dalai
Lama accusing them of alleged violation of Human Rights and Religious
Freedom, and suppression of the propitiators of the highly
controversial Shugden deity.
The group of organisations today said Dhoegyal society=92s recent
activities, including the latest court case and reported protest
campaigns planned against the Tibetan spiritual leader, were
=93thoroughly premeditated with the help of forces bent on maligning His
Holiness he Dalai Lama and weakening the Tibetan struggle for
freedom.=94
In a letter addressed to the Indian Home Minister Shri Shivraj Patel,
the Tibetan groups have called on his attention to the intensified
activities of the Dhoegyal society, and urged him to =93instruct
necessary initiatives and appropriate actions against the activities
of the Dhoegyal Society and its members=94.
The letter signed by all the 10 Tibetan organisations said the
Dhoegyal society=92s activities were spearheaded by =93self-proclaimed=94
Kundeling Rinpoche alias Nga-Lama or Lobsang Yeshi Rinpoche and some
of his western supporters.
The groups further wrote Shugden society=92s activities have
=93intensified=94 in the recent past with the nearing of the 2008 Olympics
in Beijing and described the latest court case as =93part of a larger
conspiracy aimed at destabilizing the Tibetan community and to divert
world attention from the ongoing crisis in Tibet=94.
=93In fact, we have been reminded by our brethrens within Tibet, since
last many months, about possible Chinese plan to exploit the Shugden
issue during the months leading to Olympic Games,=94 the groups=92 joint
letter claimed.
=93We, the Tibetan people are deeply hurt by these unthinkable actions
of the Shugden Society and its members, that we are compelled to
believe that they have clandestine relations with the Chinese
Government,=94 Mr Dawa Tsering, a founding member of the Tibetan
People=92s Movement for Middle Way said during the press conference here
today. Mr Urgen Tenzin, Director of the Tibetan Centre for Human
Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) and representatives of the other
organisations were also present during the press conference.
=93At a juncture when whole of Tibet is burning under the communist
repression, it is imperative that all Tibetans stand united against
the oppression. But we see no solidarity and support, however small
though, coming from the Shugden Society or its members to the
suffering of Tibetans in Tibet,=94 Mr Dawa said.
Refuting the allegations filed by Doegyal society, in its complaint to
the Delhi High Court, as being =93all lies and unfounded accusations=94,
the Tibetan organisations, in their letter, accused the Shugden
supporters of engaging in =93violent acts of silencing those who are
opposed to their views and beliefs=94.
=93It is quite apparent that the Dhoegyal Society is playing right into
the hands of China under the garb of Human Rights and Religious
Freedom,=94 the groups=92 joint appeal letter notes.
Drawing attention to the murder of three monks close to the Dalai Lama
in February 1997 by people allegedly traced to having close link to
the Delhi based (Dhoegyal Shugden Society, the organisations accused
the Dhoegyal supporters of resorting to =93acts of intimidation,
beating, arson and murder=94 since establishing the =93(Dhoegyal) Dorjee
Shugden Devotee=92s Charitable and Religious Society in Delhi in April
1996=94.
The groups also blamed the Dhoegyal supporters of conniving with the
Chinese government to stage protest and malign His Holiness the Dalai
lama in hand with the overseas Chinese and labeled Nga-Lama and the
Dhoegyal Society as being =93hand in glove with the Chinese government=94.
In their letter the Tibetan groups said they were =93undoubtedly clear
about the fact that the Dhoegyal Society and its members are funded
and used by the PRC Government=94 as a conduit to retain China=92s
political interest in Tibet and called on the Indian Government to
treat them as =93not only a threat to the security of His Holiness the
Dalai Lama but also to the National Interest of India=94.
In a strongly worded appeal letter, the groups wrote, =93In the event of
any untoward incident occurring in relation to the security of His
Holiness, we all are equivocal in our belief that it will be then only
(Dhoegyal) Shugden supporters to be blamed for=94 and urged the Indian
government to further =93beef up security around His Holiness the Dalai
Lama=94.
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