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Arunachal all set to welcome the Dalai Lama  

Arunachal all set to welcome the Dalai Lama

Arunachal Pradesh, Sunday 08 2009: spiritual the Dalai Lama is all set to begin his week-long to Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday. The of the Dalai Lama, who returned to India on Saturday from his Japan trip, comes amid strong objections from China.

There is a dispute between India and China over Arunachal Pradesh, and Beijing opposes the Dalai Lama’s to the northeastern Indian state. New Delhi has however made it clear that the 74-year-old exiled is its “honoured guest” and was free to go anywhere in the country.

The Dalai Lama has hit out at China for objecting to the , saying it reflected “negative” attitude, as his trip was not political.

Objecting to the , China has said it “further exposes” the anti-China and “separatist nature” of the ‘Dalai clique’. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has even said the Dalai Lama was causing disharmony in India-China relations.

“I was surprised at China’s criticism. If my creates problem, I am very sad, that’s all,” said the Nobel laureate in Tokyo last week. Meanwhile, the people of Arunachal Pradesh are all geared up to welcome the spiritual . During his trip, the Dalai Lama will Itanagar, and Bomdila.

Arrangements for the Dalai Lama’s have been completed, sources in the government-in-exile said in Dharamsala.

Detailing the itinerary of the spiritual , sources said the Dalai Lama will be arriving at Guwahati via Kolkata on Sunday. He will leave for from there by a helicopter on the same day.

The spiritual guru will give a discourse at the 300-year old monastery at from 9 to 11, at Dirang on 12, Bomdial on 13 and capital Itanagar on 14, they said.

The Noble laureate will also inaugurate a modern hospital at for which he has donated for Rs 20 lakh, the sources said.

This will be the sixth of the monk to Arunachal Pradesh since he fled his homeland in 1959 after a failed uprising and travelled to India through route to take asylum.

(News agency)

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