China warned India on Friday against interfering in Tibet-related matters after an Indian minister supported
the Dalai Lama’s statement that his successor should be chosen by a Tibetan nonprofit group, rejecting moves by China to steer his succession. matters “No one has the right to interfere or decide who the successor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be,” said Kiren Rijiju, India’s minister for minority affairs. China’s foreign ministry urged India to be prudent in its words and actions.
“We hope the Indian side will fully understand the highly sensitive nature of Tibet-related issues, recognize the anti-China separatist nature of the 14th Dalai Lama,” said spokesperson Mao Ning.
India’s foreign ministry spokesman Shri Randhir Jaiswal later on Friday released a statement saying, “Government of India does not take any position or speak on matters concerning beliefs and practices of faith and religion.”
