Exiled Tibetan Parliament wants Dalai Lama to stay
March 15th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANIDharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Mar. 15 (ANI): Some members of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile have reportedly pleaded with the Dalai Lama not to give up his political role, and have asked him to reconsider.
Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche says about one-third of the 43 members who participated in the debate proposed that the Nobel peace laureate remain as leader.
He said: “It is very likely that parliament will not accept his suggestion to step down.’
Last week, the Dalai Lama had said that he would give up his political role in the Tibetan government-in-exile and shift that power to an elected representative.
He asked the parliament-in-exile to amend the Constitution to allow this to happen in the current session, which ends March 25. (ANI)
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