Tibetans urge Dalai Lama to stay on

The Tibetan parliament-in-exile is debating the Dalai Lama’s decision to give up his political role, with some members pleading for the Buddhist holy man to reconsider.

Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche said about one-third of the 43 members who participated in the debate proposed that the Nobel peace laureate remain as leader.