Dalai Lama says there will be a “framework” for his succession ahead of 90th birthday

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/AerguE4 Tibetans expressed joy and sadness on Monday, as celebrations began marking the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama. Followers of the exiled spiritual leader said they were overjoyed to be able to celebrate the milestone birthday but expressed sorrow that celebrations could not be held in front of Tibet’s historic Potala Palace. As he approaches his 90th year, the Dalai Lama said Monday that there would be a “framework” for his succession. Some have expressed concern about what the exiled leader’s death might mean for the future of the Tibetan people. “Yes, we are worried … the big storm is coming,” Tenzin Lekshay, the official spokesperson for the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, said earlier in the week, adding that the Tibetan people would persevere. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #dalailama #GlobalNews