From EDITOR’s Desk
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Grew up in a Tibetan settlement, studied law in India and earned Doctorate in Law from Harvard Law School, the first Tibetan to receive the degree and his dissertation, Lobsang Sangay is the first prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile. His education and foreign background certainly demand respect from people but the question is how much he would be capable of replace the Dalai Lama’s political role.
On Wednesday, April 27, Central Tibetian Administration announced the next Prime Minister in Dharamshala. At the Lhakpa Tsering Memorial Hall of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), in a press conference, the results of 15th general election have been disclosed. Sangay won the election with 55% votes, the best among two other candidates. Supporters of Tenzin Tethong casted 37% votes whereas the second runner up Tashi Wangdi received 6.5% approximately.
The front runner for Kalon Tripa, or prime minister, Lobsang Sangay is an India born, US-based Tibetan Scholar who is expected to bring the new approach in dealing with china. The 43 year old emphasized to “reach out to the Chinese government, to have a dialogue, to resolve the issue peacefully and non-violently.”
The packed audience of Tibetan, Indian, and foreign journalists also witnessed election commission announcing the 47 newly elected Tibetan Parliament Members. The members' list follows as 30 Members for U-Tsang, Do-tod and Do-med having ten members each and 4 selected by the traditional Bon religion and Tibetan Buddhism.
Undoubtedly, the Dalai Lama draws more respect from people for his spiritual insights but in a political scenario, the 43 year-old lawyer seems more incisive in global diplomacy. An expert on International Law, Democratic Constitutionalism, and Conflict Resolution, Mr. Sangay has earned considerably well repute for his seminar around the world.
According to a news report published by Reuter, the Dalai Lama also expressed his happiness over the election, especially a proactive participation from the Tibetan people. It is believed that he aims to make China’s attempt to select the next Dalai Lama, as now the Tibetans have their own leader who is technically outside China and beyond the control of the Communist Party’s control.
However, analysts say, Mr. Sangay now has an overwhelming work to complete because as of now everyone knows about the Dalai Lama and his task is now to keep the issue of Tibet alive while the man who spent whole of his life struggle for Tibetan people gradually lose color from the global eyeballs.
Dalai Lama as he always introduce himself as a ‘humble monk’ perhaps a definition that seems statesman as a ‘weak’ or a ‘timid’ person who always got humiliation from the Chinese government. But the irony is, China has been struggling with this ‘humble monk’ since he was the teenage ruler of handful of Tibetan refugees. The fact is China has never realized the face value of the man and despite armed with a potent military force and bulging economy, the ‘humble monk’ always create a prickly irritation to the Chinese government. Even with the new political leader and the Dalai Lama position apparently reduced to religious leader of Tibetans, his voice will be a significant echo to the world’s political fraternity.
Now, the biggest challenge of Harvard doctorate is to understand people’s faith and long-lasting struggle for independence and create a face value nearer to the Dalai Lama.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
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| Lobsang Sangay - The new political leader of Tibet |
On Wednesday, April 27, Central Tibetian Administration announced the next Prime Minister in Dharamshala. At the Lhakpa Tsering Memorial Hall of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), in a press conference, the results of 15th general election have been disclosed. Sangay won the election with 55% votes, the best among two other candidates. Supporters of Tenzin Tethong casted 37% votes whereas the second runner up Tashi Wangdi received 6.5% approximately.
The front runner for Kalon Tripa, or prime minister, Lobsang Sangay is an India born, US-based Tibetan Scholar who is expected to bring the new approach in dealing with china. The 43 year old emphasized to “reach out to the Chinese government, to have a dialogue, to resolve the issue peacefully and non-violently.”
The packed audience of Tibetan, Indian, and foreign journalists also witnessed election commission announcing the 47 newly elected Tibetan Parliament Members. The members' list follows as 30 Members for U-Tsang, Do-tod and Do-med having ten members each and 4 selected by the traditional Bon religion and Tibetan Buddhism.
Undoubtedly, the Dalai Lama draws more respect from people for his spiritual insights but in a political scenario, the 43 year-old lawyer seems more incisive in global diplomacy. An expert on International Law, Democratic Constitutionalism, and Conflict Resolution, Mr. Sangay has earned considerably well repute for his seminar around the world.
According to a news report published by Reuter, the Dalai Lama also expressed his happiness over the election, especially a proactive participation from the Tibetan people. It is believed that he aims to make China’s attempt to select the next Dalai Lama, as now the Tibetans have their own leader who is technically outside China and beyond the control of the Communist Party’s control.
However, analysts say, Mr. Sangay now has an overwhelming work to complete because as of now everyone knows about the Dalai Lama and his task is now to keep the issue of Tibet alive while the man who spent whole of his life struggle for Tibetan people gradually lose color from the global eyeballs.
Dalai Lama as he always introduce himself as a ‘humble monk’ perhaps a definition that seems statesman as a ‘weak’ or a ‘timid’ person who always got humiliation from the Chinese government. But the irony is, China has been struggling with this ‘humble monk’ since he was the teenage ruler of handful of Tibetan refugees. The fact is China has never realized the face value of the man and despite armed with a potent military force and bulging economy, the ‘humble monk’ always create a prickly irritation to the Chinese government. Even with the new political leader and the Dalai Lama position apparently reduced to religious leader of Tibetans, his voice will be a significant echo to the world’s political fraternity.
Now, the biggest challenge of Harvard doctorate is to understand people’s faith and long-lasting struggle for independence and create a face value nearer to the Dalai Lama.
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