Dharamshala, Dec. 12 -- The Tibetans in exile have condemned the recent remarks made by a monk, Gyaltsen Norbu, the China-appointed and politically installed Panchen Lama. In his statement delivered on December 8, 2025, at a state-sponsored symposium in Shigatse, that the recognition of the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama must adhere to Chinese law and receive formal approval from Beijing.

The Tibetan Youth Congress has strongly condemned these remarks.

Tsering Chomphel, president of the Tibetan Youth Congress, told ANI, "It is against the religious freedom in Tibet. We Tibetans have our own traditions in a religious way to reincarnate Tulkus and lamas. On December 8 in Tibet, in Shigatse, a conference was held on the reincarnation of Tulku...