The road from McLeod Ganj down to Dharamshala (previously Kharadhanda Road) has been renamed Potala Road in honour of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan people, initiated the renaming. The road, which has recently been reconstructed, was opened by Shri Virbhadra Singh, the honourable Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.