Dalai Lama says he may be last to hold title

London, Dec 17: Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said he may be the last to hold the title and may not have a successor, media reported Wednesday. He also said it would be better that the centuries-old tradition ceased "at the time of a popular Dalai Lama". In an interview with the BBC's Newsnight programme, during a visit to Rome for the 14th World Summit of Nobel Laureates, the spiritual leader said whether another Dalai Lama came after him would depend on the circumstances after his death and was "up to the Tibetan people". He said the role no longer included political responsibilities. In 2011, the Dalai Lama handed over these responsibilities to an elected leader of the Tibetan government in exile, Lobsang Sangay. "The Dalai Lama institution will cease one day. These man-made institutions will cease," the Dalai Lama was quoted as telling the BBC.