New Delhi, Mar 27 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today asked China to accept the reality in Tibet, and said that pretensions and lies couldn't work in present times.
The Dalai Lama said that it was the time Chinese Government or concerned or officials accepted the reality.
"I think that's important. In any case in 21st century pretensions or lies cannot work," the Dalai Lama told reporters on the sidelines of a weeklong mediation camp in New Delhi on Thursday.
The Dalai Lama also urged fellow countrymen to adopt non-violent means in their struggle.
He also advocated a middle-way-path, which is regarded by many as a 'pragmatic political approach' that meets with the demands of the Tibetans of gaining greater autonomy as well as respecting the territorial integrity of China.
China had accused the Dalai Lama of orchestrating the rash of monk-led protests and rioting - the most serious in the Himalayan region for nearly two decades - in a bid to wreck the August 8-24 Beijing Olympic Games.
The Chinese authorities are keen to stamp out the unrest quickly and restore stability before the Olympics.
However, the Dalai Lama had denied that he masterminded the recent protests in Lhasa.
Meanwhile, countering the Beijing Olympics slogan of 'One World, One Dream', the Tibetan exiles are all set to host an 'Olympic' event of their own with the slogan 'One World, Many Dreams' in Dharamsala.
The 'Tibetan Olympics', scheduled for May 15-25, is an initiative by the Tibetans-in-exile to offer a platform to their fellow citizens to speak out and draw international attention towards China's continued abuse of human rights in Tibet.
In a related development, Chinese President Hu Jintao told US President George W Bush that the Chinese Government's policy towards the Dalai Lama was " clear and consistent, and it has all along kept in touch with his side with great patience".
A statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that in his telephone talk with President Bush on Wednesday, Hu said, "the exiled spiritual leader was fomenting the unrest to sabotage the Beijing Olympic Games".
"No responsible government would sit by and watch when faced with this kind of violent crime, which gravely violated human rights, seriously disrupted social order, and seriously endangered the safety of public life and property", Hu added.
The statement said that Hu further reiterated his Government's willingness to continue contacts and consultation with the Dalai Lama, as long as he truly abandons advocating "Tibet independence" and stops activities aimed at splitting the motherland, especially activities to fan and mastermind violent crimes in Tibet as well as in some other regions and to sabotage the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, and accepts that Tibet and Taiwan are inalienable parts of China.
Bush had called Hu Jintao and emphasized his concerns about the unrest in Tibet and urged him to ease access for journalists and diplomats.
Talks between the Chinese authorities and the Dalai Lama's representatives were suspended since the summer of last year.
Protests against Beijing's rule of Tibet began in Lhasa on March 10, the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against China.
The Dalai Lama has stated that he was ready to have a dialogue with Beijing, and on Tuesday reiterated a pledge to resign as the spokesman of the Tibetan people if they engaged in violent anti-Chinese protests.
According to China only 19 people have been killed in riots while the Tibetan Government-in-exile says about 140 people have been killed in a crackdown on protesters by Chinese security forces. (ANI)
