| Buddhist monks from NE and neighbouring Myanmar are expected to attend the spiritual leader |
IT News
Imphal : Manipur government is all set to welcome the Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama who is visiting the state Oct 18.
Source said that Buddhist monks from the NE states including some from the neighbouring Myanmar are also expected to attend the programme organised by the Manipur state government for the Tibetan Spiritual leaders.
A grand reception programme is being organised by the state government at City Convention Centre, Imphal in Imphal East at 9 am tomorrow to shower respect to the spiritual leader.
Earlier, Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Yumnam Khemchand had stated that the Spiritual leader in exile will visit the state on October 17 to attend a Global Peace Conference.
Earlier, when the Dalai Lama visited Arunachal Pradesh some months back in the northeast there were serious objections from the Chinese leaders who termed it as a provocation.
But this time the visit of the Tibetan leader in the state of Manipur has not been reacted from the Chinese counterpart as there is no territorial dispute between Manipur and China.
Officials said that a large number of Buddhist monks from Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries are likely to visit Manipur on the occasion.
However state government of Manipur is leaving any room for mistake as it is aware of the close proximity in territorial boundary with China and the influences it still have upon Myanmar. Since the last two to three months state police are conducting combing operation at many places in Imphal East and Imphal West. The last few days showed state force conducting series of combing operation in the periphery of the City Convention Centre, Palace Compound in Imphal East.
