Alle 10 del 9 agosto i 14 scioperanti, dopo 32 giorni di digiuno, hanno assunto i primi liquidi, offerti loro dal Ministro della Difesa Sri George Fernandez il quale ha assicurato l'impegno del Governo indiano.
Il Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) ha dichiarato quindi concluso lo sciopero della fame ad oltranza iniziato a Nuova Delhi lo scorso 8 luglio, anche facendo seguito al messaggio di Sua Santità il Dalai Lama.
Questo il testo del messaggio:
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Appeal to the 14 Hunger Strikers
To the fourteen patriotic and courageous Tibetans on hunger strike and the organizers,
The present indefinite hunger strike that you have undertaken with such unwavering courage and determination for the Tibetan cause which is entwined with Buddha Dharma is highly commendable and admirable.
Nevertheless, such an action is not only a form of violence but also - f we assess the present situation both inside and outside calmly and objectively - simply sacrificing the lives of more Tibetan people is not likely to bring about the positive results we seek.
Instead of sacrificing precious human lives in this way, it would be of greater benefit and service to our cause by striving to continuously carry out this spirit of unyielding courage and determination from generation to generation.
The immense hardships you have all endured so far have fulfilled a key objective: it has attracted much publicity and caught the attention of the international community as well as inspired Tibetans living inside and outside of .
In light of this, I earnestly appeal to you all to discontinue your hunger trike immediately. I trust that you will give this request of mine serious consideration.
I would further like to request you to dedicate the merits of your sacrifice to the common cause in accordance with the Ever Noble (Samantabhadra) prayers.
Shakya Bhikshu
Dalai Lama
August 7, 2007
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