Zubeen lends voice to Tibet cause
A STAFF REPORTER TELEGRAPH INDIA Zubeen Garg prays at a
mock funeral as part of a three-day solidarity meet of Tibetans in Guwahati on
Wednesday. Picture by Eastern Projections Guwahati, April 9: After Icelandic
singer Bjork, it is the turn of Bollywood star Zubeen Garg to lend his voice to
the Tibetan cause.
The popular Bollywood singer revealed his plans to organise a concert in
Mumbai to mobilise support for the Tibetans.
Garg attended a symbolic funeral organised by the Northeast unit of the
Tibetan Solidarity Committee at Digalipukhuri here under the aegis of Tibetan
government-in-exile to mourn the Chinese massacre in Tibet. The proposed
funeral procession, however, was put off as the district administration denied
them permission.
The maverick singer was in the midst of a storm in China for chanting Tibet!
Tibet! at the end of a passionate performance of his song Declare
Independence, at a concert in Shanghai recently.
Garg said he would seek the support of other Bollywood stars to organise the
rock concert at Mumbai.
Soon after my return to Mumbai, I will make an appeal to my Bollywood
colleagues to join hands for the Tibetan cause, he said.
The Bollywoods latest singing sensation is the second popular Indian star
after Bhaichung Bhutia to voluntarily come out in support of the Tibetan cause.
Garg said he has always been a strong supporter of the Tibetan demand for
genuine autonomy to preserve and promote their religion, culture and
tradition.
The Tibetan community believes that such gesture from an iconic personality
like Garg would give a boost to their peaceful solidarity movement launched
to protest as well as to draw the attention of the world towards the brutal
repression of Tibetans in Tibet by the Chinese government.
Karma Yeshi, a member of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile, hailed Garg for his
support and said it was a welcome development that more and more Indian icons
were coming out in support of their cause.
Tibetans community-in-exile in Northeast has launched a three-day agitation
since yesterday to express their solidarity with their brethren back home who
have been victimised by a repressive Chinese government.
As part of the programme, around 500 representatives of the community
organised the symbolic rite today in a sombre atmosphere.
As the effigies, symbolising bodies of those killed in Tibet since the March
10 Chinese crackdown, were brought to the venue of the demonstration at
Digalipukhori, the women demonstrators wept.
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