Exiled Tibetans in India condemn China’s statement on choosing Dalai Lama’s successor

Record ID: 1982889

  • Title: Exiled Tibetans in India condemn China’s statement on choosing Dalai Lama’s successor
  • Date: 12th March 2025
  • Summary: DHARAMSALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA (MARCH 11, 2025) (ANI - No use India) VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF CENTRAL TIBETAN ADMINISTRATION (CTA) BUILDING EXTERIOR OF TIBETAN PARLIAMENT-IN-EXILE VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS VARIOUS OF SPOKESPERSON OF TIBETAN GOVERNMENT IN-EXILE, TEMZIN LEKSHAY, SITTING IN HIS OFFICE (SOUNDBITE) (English)
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  • Keywords: Beijing China Dalai Lama Dharamsala India Tibet foreign affairs members ministry new book launch parliament-in-exile protest reincarnation spiritual leader statement successor uprising
  • Location: DHARAMSALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA
  • City: DHARAMSALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001LZWGBWV
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  • Story Text:Exiled Tibetans from India's hill town of Dharamsala on Tuesday (March 11), rejected Beijing's assertion that the Dalai Lama's successor will be chosen by China.
    The statement came after the spiritual leader mentioned about his future successor in a new book. Therefore, China on Tuesday (March 11) insisted that the Dalai Lama, 'should abide by the laws and regulations of the state' on the matter.
    China brands the Dalai Lama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for keeping alive the Tibetan cause, as a "separatist".
    Furious over Beijing's remarks, spokesperson of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said 'China should understand and know that His Holiness is the only legitimate soul who can decide upon where he should be born in his next life'.
    The Dalai Lama's book marks his first time to specify that his successor would be born in the "free world", which is outside China. Previously, he only talked about reincarnating outside Tibet, possibly in India where he lives in exile.
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