The Olympic Torch Rally was peaceful in Delhi, India on 17/4/08. The capital city of India kept the Olympic spirit alive. Disruption was expected in India in view of the fact that India has been home to over 150,000 Tibetan refugees over the past fifty years as well as for Dalai Lama. China has been looking suspiciously at India as the country which is responsible for the unrest in Tibet, to destabilize China’s hold over Tibet.
Unfortunately, a film star’s photograph, holding the Torch was shown in the front page of one of the widely circulated dailies. Media to be blamed. The news paper could have published P.T. Usha carrying the Torch. Why Amir Khan? There were two Bollywood stars amongst the 49 participated in the relay. There were 21,000 security personnel to guard the torch and the runners and 1,500 protesters. The protesters had a lighted-lamp carrying campaign, which was peaceful. The length of the run was 2.3 km.
For one, the participants in the rally should have been only sportspersons and no celebrities like film stars and politicians. It should not be made to look like a ramp walk. They got in only for cheap publicity. Already, the game is being politicalized a lot. Any way, Tibetans do have a genuine reason to protest in view of the human rights violation issues concerning Tibetans. In the right spirit the Tibetans protested peacefully in true Gandhian way. Let us dream of “One World” – one day.
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