Gangtok, May 27 -- Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) has written a formal letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressing deep concern over a recent attempt to scale Mount Khangchendzonga from the Nepal side by a team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS), based in Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh.

In the letter dated May 24, CM Tamang emphasized that Mount Khangchendzonga holds immense religious significance for the people of Sikkim and that any expedition to its peak is considered a violation of both cultural values and prevailing legal provisions. He stated that the mountain, also known as "Dzoe-Nga," symbolizes the "Five Treasures of the High Snows" and is revered as the sacred abode of ...