Tibet exiled 'PM' admits Dalai Lama's shoes hard to fill
- Published: 20 Aug 2012 at 20.48
- Online news: Asia
Tibet's "prime minister in exile" Lobsang Sangay on Monday described his complete surprise when the Dalai Lama last year handed him responsibility for the movement's political future.
Tibetan Prime minister Lobsang Sangay speaks to reporters in New Delhi on August 20. Sangay on Monday described his complete surprise when the Dalai Lama last year handed him responsibility for the movement's political future.
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, announced in March 2011 that he was retiring from political duties and upgrading the role of prime minister shortly before elections that were won by Harvard-educated Sangay.
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