Darjeeling, April 25, 2006:
It was in 1995, when Gedhun Choe Kyin Nyima, just at the age
of six, was declared as Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama. Unfortunately,
within a few days of the declaration the child was kidnapped
by the Chinese Government; still today, the youngest political
prisoner in the world remains untraced.
The treatment meted out to the young child
by the Chinese authorities still remains a memory that burns
in the heart of every Tibetan living in the world. It is a
classic example of political decadence, cruelty and oppression
rampant in the world today.
Following the death of the 10th Panchen
Lama in the year 1989, the Chinese forcefully tried to declare
their own Panchen Lama in Tibet so that they could take control
of the ancient tradition, religion and culture of the Tibetan
people. The Chinese recognised their own Panchen Lama, also
a six-year-old child known as Gyaltsen Norbu - this was the
reason why Gedhun Choe Kyin Nyima was kidnapped fearing that
the one recognised by Dalai Lama will be a hindrance towards
their political agendas. The Panchen Lama is regarded as Tibet’s
second most important religious leader after the Dalai Lama.
Today, to mark the birthday anniversary
of the Panchen Lama, hundred of Tibetan people marched the
streets of Darjeeling. A candlelight vigil accompanied the
procession raising slogans for the release of Gedhun Choe
Kyin Nyima, the revered spiritual leader in prison. A spokesperson
of Tibetan Youth Congress said that they wanted to inform
the world about the Chinese Government’s blatant violation
of human rights and pray for the well being and long life
of the Panchen Lama. |
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