Dalai Lama rejects pleas to reconsider retirement
- Published: 18/03/2011 at 02:31 AM
- Online news: Asia
The Dalai Lama rejected on Thursday calls from his followers and the Tibetan parliament-in-exile urging him to reconsider his decision to retire as political head of the movement.
The Dalai Lama has rejected calls from the Tibetan parliament in exile urging him to reconsider his decision to retire as political head of the movement.
The 75-year-old spiritual leader announced last week that he wanted to shed his role as political chief of the government-in-exile and hand his responsibilities to a new prime minister who will be elected on Sunday.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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