I don’t care if the Indian soccer team doesn’t make it to the World Cup Finals at all because its skipper has shown he has the heart. I welcome Baichung’s decision. I hope it is not a April Fool’s joke.
Bhutia’s red card to China: Won’t carry Olympic torch
Bhutia, a Buddhist, said this was his way to show support and solidarity for the people of Tibet and their struggle.He is not the first public personality to have distanced himself from the Beijing Olympics.
Last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy had indicated France might boycott the games if the situation in Tibet worsened while German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will not attend the Olympics in Beijing.
In February, Hollywood director Steven Spielberg withdrew as an artistic adviser to the Olympics over China’s support to the Sudanese government at a time when the regime had been charged with massacres in the country’s Darfur region.
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April 1, 2008 at 8:00 am
Bhutia put paid to my plans of writing a book ‘ The spine that went missing’.
Bhutia, take a bow. As for the rest of you, bow down in shame and while you are at it… grow a spine.
April 1, 2008 at 10:07 am
I am proud of Baichung. Does it not seem that India is terribly scared of China? Even taking a positive stand on peaceful protests? The only big statement made is today by Pranab on the cause was asking Dalai Lama not to carry out any political activities in India. Sad….. sad… He says that Dalai Lama is our guest. Come on… Dalai Lama is ours as much as he is of tibet or China. How insulting to remind him that he is a guest…?
April 6, 2008 at 12:14 am
[...] that he is very proud of Bhutia’s stance on Tibet and not carrying the Olympic torch, while Sudharshan writes that he does not care if the Indian football team makes it the world cup [...]
April 6, 2008 at 5:29 am
[...] that he is very pround of Bhutia’s stance on Tibet and not carrying the Olympic torch, while Sudharshan writes that he does not care if the Indian football team makes it the world cup final, and is very [...]
April 7, 2008 at 10:02 am
[...] आप को गौरवान्वित अनुभव करते हैं वहीं सुदर्शन लिखते हैं कि उन्हें इस बात से कोई [...]
April 18, 2008 at 6:36 am
[...] that he is very proud of Bhutia’s stance on Tibet and not carrying the Olympic torch, while Sudharshan writes that he does not care if the Indian football team makes it the world cup final, and is very [...]