Tibetan Parliament crisis continues with no end in sight

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McLEOD GANJ, India, 12 June 2021 The ongoing crisis of the Tibetan Parliament, which has seen two factions challenging each other over the validity of taking oath before the Protem Speaker, continues with no end in sight.

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