Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, arrives at the Tibetan Children's Village School to attend the 48th founding anniversary of the school in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. The school which started as an orphanage in 1960 houses over 2000 Tibetan refugee children.(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Dalai Lama Losing Hope For Tibet
Autonomy: Aide -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Autonomy: Aide -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama has lost hope of reaching an agreement with Beijing over Tibetan autonomy under Chinese rule, but is not going into retirement, a senior aide said on Sunday.
"Because of lack of response from Chinese we have to be realistic, there is no hope," Tenzin Taklha told Reuters.
"His holiness does not want to become a hindrance to the Tibetan issue, and therefore has sent a letter to the parliament regarding what options he has."
The Tibetan spiritual leader has called for a special meeting of Tibetan exiles in the second week of November to discuss the future of the Tibetan movement.
His candor is seen as a vindication for the many exiled Tibetans who say his conciliatory "middle way" approach to seeking greater autonomy has not worked.
"I think the statement by his Holiness is an eye opener for the Tibetan people," Tsewang Rigzin, the president of the pro-independence Tibetan Youth Congress told Reuters.
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