Tibet.Net
Shillong: The honourable Member of the National Commission for Minorities, Smt. Rinchen Lhamo, paid an official visit to Shillong.
Pema Dhondup, Tibetan Settlement Officer, Tsering Dolma, Tibetan Parliament Member, Ven. Ngawang Palden, Abbot of Tibetan Buddhist monastery, Arup, Secretary of Shillong Buddhist Association, and other dignitaries greeted her at Umroi airport.
Smt. Rinchen Lhamo paid a visit to the Tibetan Settlement Office, where she met with the Tibetan people and praised them for their efforts to preserve their language, culture, and identity. She met with leaders of several religious communities to discuss the National Commission for Minorities' goals and various social programmes aimed at protecting minorities' interests.
She also underlined the Committee's commitment to redressing minorities' problems and working for their welfare in whatever way feasible.
(Information Supplied by Tibet.Net)
By Team TRC