Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Congratulates Obama on Winning US Presidency Thursday, 6 November 2008, 11:45 a.m.
Dharamshala:
The members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile congratulated Senator
Barack Obama for his historic win to the post of President of the
United States.“At the very outset, on behalf of the Tibetan
Parliament-in-Exile, I have the great pleasure and privilege to
congratulate you most heartily for your great victory in the race for
the President of the U.S.A. You have thus made an unprecedented
history,” Speaker Karma Chophel said in his congratulatory message sent
to Mr. Obama on 5 November.The speaker said: “During the course
of the electioneering, we have noted with satisfaction your interest in
the Tibetan issue and your growing support for the Tibetan cause. Your
distinguish predecessor, irrespective of their party affiliations, have
supported the Tibetan issue strongly and have had a close and friendly
relationship with our leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama.”“We
hope that you will not only maintain the tradition but give an added
thrust in view of the strong resentment shown openly by our people
living under the Chinese rule in Tibet,” he added.