Talk: Sikkim
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The article says
- Sikkim became the 22nd Indian State, with a popularly elected chief minister, on April 26, 1975. The position of Chogyal was thus abolished, ending the monarchy. On May 16 the annexation was complete.
Do we know anything abt what kind of steps took place from Apr 26 to May 16? Sounds incomplete as it stands.--Jerzy 14:51, 2003 Oct 23 (UTC)
I've removed the following from the article.
- However, Sikkim is still recognized by the People's Republic of China as a sovereign country.
As of 2003-2004, China no longer treats Sikkim as an independent nation [1] Ambarish Talk 06:51, 7 May 2004 (UTC)
I've changed the wording in the chapter Demographics from "The demographics of Sikkim changed in the 20th century due to immigration of Nepalese, Tibetans, and Indians (many of the latter being Indian-provided bureaucrats who may have foreseen personal advantage from Sikkim's incorporation into India)." It becomes quite absurd to describe Indians as a separate ethnic group, both since there is no uniform Indian ethnicity but also since the Sikkimese themselves are Indians. Also many of the Nepalese and even Tibetans that have migrated to Sikkim are of Indian nationality. --Soman 23:11, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
