Tibetan protester who immolated self cremated

With tears in their eyes and emotions running high,thousands of Tibetans,on Friday,attended the cremation of Jamphel Yeshi’s – a Tibetan youth,who had set himself afire in New Delhi on March 26 to protest against the visit of Chinese president Chinese President Hu Jintao. The body of 27-year-old Yeshi,who succumbed to his injuries on March 28,was brought to McLeodganj,seat of the exiled government near Dharamsala. Terming him a martyr,Tibetan queued to pay homage and later joined the funeral,which passed off peacefully. Strict security arrangements were made by the district administration to avoid any untoward incident.