By GAVIN RABINOWITZ, Associated Press Writer 40 minutes ago
DHARMSALA, India – The Dalai Lama threatened Tuesday to step down as leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile if violence committed by Tibetans in his homeland spirals out of control.
Protesters hold anti-China and pro-Tibet placards during a candlelight vigil against Chinese government’s policy in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 18, 2008.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The rioting prompted Premier Wen Jiabao to denounce the Dalai L
ama’s supporters as separatists and accuse them of instigating the violence in Tibet’s capital of Lhasa. It was China’s highest-level response to date to the unrest.
The Dalai Lama, speaking to reporters, urged his countrymen to show restraint.
He said that “if things become out of control” his “only option is to completely resign.”
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