New Tibetan Chief on oath as a Premier

India — A Harvard-qualified law scholar was on oath in Monday as new chief of the Tibetan government-in-deport, taking over from the Dalai Lama as head of his people's fight for freedom.

The Dalai Lama, 76, pronounced in March he would be giving up his political task as leader of the Tibetan separate movement, though he would stay the religious leader for Tibetan Buddhists.

Lobsang Sangay, who was chosen in April by a large numbers of Tibetans in expel, was enclosed by hundreds of Buddhist monks and nuns in addition to the Dalai Lama as he took the oath of office in the northern Indian city of Dharmsala, where the banish management is based.

Sangay has undertaken to pursue the Dalai Lama's approach of looking for enlarged autonomy for Tibet within China. China rejects to recognize Sangay's authority.

"We will carry on the Middle Way policy. We are also ready to discuss with the Chinese authorities any time, anywhere," Sangay told a big crowd that congregated for the ceremony at the Tsuglakhang temple.

Sangay said he would work to meet the goal of the Dalai Lama to build up a truly secular democratic culture.

"Tibetan management is far from sparkling out. ... We are here to remain," Sangay said.

Scores of Tibetans playing customary musical instruments and several of children, men and women applauded as the Dalai Lama gone with the new leader to the temple for the concise ceremony. Afterward, the people cheered as the Dalai Lama embraced and blessed the new chief after the ceremony.

Sangay's election as the Kalon Tripa, or prime minister, smears several firsts. He was born in the eastern Indian town of Darjeeling and has not at all visited Tibet. He is also the first secular leader to take over the political control of the Tibetan society.

The Dalai Lama, the 14th in a line of men said to be the living manifestation of Chenrezig, a Buddhist god of sympathy, says he required to resign as political leader because he worried anarchy would blow up after his final death, when the Chinese government and Buddhist monks are sure to argue over the character of his successor.

"Now, that risk is no longer there," he said in a prior interview with The Associated Press.

The Dalai Lama escaped into expel in northern India in 1959. The Indian government permitted him to set up the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharmsala, establishing schools, hospitals and housing for the several people of Tibetans who ran away China over the past fifty years.

The Dalai Lama, one of the world's best recognized leaders, and respected as a near-deity by most Tibetans, has said he will carry on to support for the Tibetan people and will permit the banish government's envoys to act in his name.

China that has disparaged him for the years as a pro-independence agitator but hates the separate government even more, is also forcing him to remain implicated.

Chinese leadership has said they will only hold talks — which have gone on for nine unproductive rounds already — with his envoys.