Infighting a sign of weakened Dalai Lama

The ongoing infighting amid the election for leader of the Tibetan "government-in-exile" is an indicator of weakened control by the Dalai Lama over the situation, a senior political adviser said on Sunday.

The Tibetan "government-in-exile" will hold the second round of its elections for a government leader on March 20.

Zhu Weiqun, head of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said at the sidelines of the annual political consultative session that the election can only show increasing internal rifts.