Dharamshala: Department of Religion and Culture, CTA, organised an hour-long prayer service in remembrance of the sacrifices made by peaceful Tibetan demonstrators who took part in the protests of 1989 against the Chinese government.
The prayer service in commemoration of the 1989 demonstration was attended by Pro-tem Chief Justice Commissioner Karma Damdul, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering, Justice Commissioner Tenzin Lungtok, Kalon Changra Tharlam Dolma, Kalon Norzin Dolma, Standing Committees of the 17th TPiE, Secretaries of various department and monks from Namgyal Monastery along with the CTA’s staff.
March-eight prayer service origins in 1989, after a group of monks, nuns, and laypeople took to the streets to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day. Hundreds of peaceful Tibetan demonstrators were killed after Chinese authorities imposed martial law on 8 March. Since then, the Central Tibetan Administration has annually observed a prayer service to commemorate the event. However, CTA also prayed this time for peace and stability inside Ukraine amidst the ongoing invasion by Russians.