Tibetan Parliament hails the conferment of the Gandhi Peace Award to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Thursday, 1 February 2007, 4:00 p.m

The Standing Committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile in its congratulatory letter expressed joy and pride over the conferment of the prestigious Gandhi Peace Award to the Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu. While congratulating the Nobel laureate, the Exile Parliament added that "On the soil of South Africa an ordinary Indian Youth experienced metamorphosis to become the 'Mahatma'. We Tibetan under the leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama look upon the Mahatma and the struggle of the people of this great country India for her independence toward bringing peace, human dignity, and genuine autonomy in our own country".

The letter also described the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize to him, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Aung Sung Su Kyi and other great personalities as a great source of encouragement and inspiration for peoples who believe in Humanity and Non-violence as a means of solution to political disputes.

The Archbishop yesterday, received the Prestigious Award from the President of India at an elaborate official ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. The Deputy Speaker, Gyari Dolma remarked, "the mention of H.H. the Dalai Lama and Aung Sung Su Kyi in the acceptance speech by the Nobel laureate Rev. Desmond Tutu manifest solidarity amongst the Nobel laureates in jointly changing the face of the earth - for better".

(www.tibet.net is the official website of the Central Tibetan Administration.)

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