Revered figure: The Dalai Lama arriving to attend a Long Life Prayer offering ceremony in McLeod Ganj, ahead of his 90th birthday celebrations. — AFP
The Dalai Lama will issue a message on July 2, Tibet’s government in exile said, days ahead of his 90th birthday and a hugely anticipated decision as to whether he will have an eventual successor.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk is expected to celebrate his 90th birthday on July 6 with huge crowds in northern India, his base since leaving his homeland fleeing Chinese troops in 1959.
