The Dalai Lama opposed the hunger strikes, saying he rejected even violence against the self, says TIME New Delhi bureau chief Tim McGirk. At the same time he admitted that he hadnt achieved any progress via his nonviolent path.
The six hunger strikers hospitalized in India have already been replaced by six others, and with Tibetan frustration at an all-time high, Ngodup is unlikely to be the last casualty of their independence campaign.