GUWAHATI: Not China, but the anti-talk Ulfa-I, whose leader Paresh Baruah is currently being hosted by it, today warned the Dalai Lama not to speak anything against the Red Dragon nation, in private or in public, when he starts his 12-day visit to the northeastern region from Guwahati on April 1. The outfit's London-based physician chairman, Abhizeet 'Asom' Barman, who is wanted by National Investigating Agency (NIA) for waging war against India for secession, has asked the Dalai Lama to acknowledge "India's occupation of Assam " and adds that "In the list of Indian illegal occupation is of course is Nan Zang (Southern Tibet)."Assam Police and other security forces believe that Ulfa-I would try to create trouble in the coming days as a mark of protest against the Dalai Lama's visit and all districts have been asked to be on high alert during the Tibatan leader's stay in the region. The Tibetan spiritual leader will deliver a public talk here on April 1 and pay tributes to Brahmaputra river next day at the Namami Brahmaputra river festival before leaving for Dibrugarh to deliver another talk at Dibrugarh University on April 3. He will then head off to Tawang, which China claims to be part of its territory, the next day. He will wind up his trip on April 12 at Itanagar "As a Tibetan politician, not being a stranger to Assam and her history, I would urge you to acknowledge that Assam is an occupied land and her freedom should resonate with your Holiness. In 1959, you came down through one of the many tracks that have existed from the connectivity between ancient Tibet and Assam," the Ulfa leader stated in an email to TOI. He pointed out to the Dalai Lama that his plan to visit Twang "despite China objecting to your visit" is "unwise" and "is a great concern to us" and added that should a war break out between China and India, Tibet and Assam stand to suffer heavily."Hence, if I may suggest, if your Holiness indeed decides to come to Assam, it is possible to turn it to an opportunity of an ambassador of peace and something meaningful to your legacy. However, the caveat we would like you to honour upon making the trip that nothing against China will be uttered by you in private or public; because China has always been a friendly neighbour of ours and the relationship between China and Assam is truly very deep in linguistic and cultural heritage of the two nations. We won't tolerate India's view to be propagated from Assam's soil," the Ulfa leader stated.

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