Dalai Lama lauds outgoing Sikyong Lobsang Sangay for his commendable services towards Tibet ANI | Updated: May 28, 2021 21:54 IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday lauded outgoing Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Dr Lobsang Sangay for his commendable ten years of service to the cause of Tibet.
In an interaction with outgoing Sikyong and Kalons of the 15th Kashag, the Dalai Lama expressed his appreciation, saying: Lobsang Sangay did a commendable work these past ten years.
The spiritual leader remarked that he has entrusted Dr Sangay to take on more responsibility towards the endeavour of the revival of ancient Indian wisdom as it remains one of his four principal commitments.
Dalai Lama lauds outgoing Sikyong Lobsang Sangay
29 May 2021, 03:03 GMT+10
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday lauded outgoing Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Dr Lobsang Sangay for his commendable ten years of service to the cause of Tibet.
In an interaction with outgoing Sikyong and Kalons of the 15th Kashag, the Dalai Lama expressed his appreciation, saying: Lobsang Sangay did a commendable work these past ten years. The spiritual leader remarked that he has entrusted Dr Sangay to take on more responsibility towards the endeavour of the revival of ancient Indian wisdom as it remains one of his four principal commitments.
US congratulates Penpa Tsering for being elected as Sikyong
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15 May 2021, 19:55 GMT+10
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): The United States has congratulated Penpa Tsering on his election as the next Sikyong/President of Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). The United States congratulates Penpa Tsering on his election as the Central Tibetan Administration s (CTA) next Sikyong. We look forward to working with him and the CTA to support the global Tibetan diaspora, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a tweet.
This comes after the Tibetan Election Commission formally declared former Speaker Penpa Tsering as the next president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, officially called the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). The president is known as the sikyong in the Tibetan language.