Dharamsala, Aug 15 (TIWN) The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Sunday celebrated India's 75th Independence Day with its President Penpa Tsering unfurling the Indian national flag and singing national anthem here.

Expressing his admiration for the Indian freedom movement, he said: “It is a well-established history that the Indian national struggle lasted 200 years. By comparison, the Tibetan struggle is in its 70th year which is a relatively short duration. When the struggle of a nation or of a people is concerned, regardless of whether it continues for another 100 years or not, it should not deter us. We must continue to strive collectively.”  “The Indian freedom movement, for example, had both advocates of peace and violence as a means to achieve independence. However, the Mahatma Gandhi-led peaceful movement distinguished India on the international platform. The Tibetan struggle is modelled after the peaceful path advocated by the Mahatma and led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the Central Tibetan Administration.