Centre strongly rebuts China, stating Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is his choice.

• Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, asserts that only the current Dalai Lama and his established conventions can determine his successor.
• Rijiju, a practicing Buddhist, rebuts China’s claims on the matter.
• The Dalai Lama’s institution will continue, and only the Gaden Phodrang Trust can recognize his reincarnation.
• China’s Foreign Ministry argues that the reincarnation must be approved by the Central government and drawn from a golden urn.
• Rijiju’s statement is seen as a firm dismissal of China’s stance.