He has worked for decades to draw global support for linguistic and cultural autonomy in his homeland while living in Dharamshala. The octogenarian, who fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, is regarded by Beijing as a dangerous separatist. The Delhi-based child rights group Haq: Center for Child Rights told CNN that it condemns “all form of child abuse,” adding that “some news refers to Tibetan culture about showing tongue, but this video is certainly not about any cultural expression and even if it is, such cultural expressions are not acceptable.” The network has reached out to the foundation for comment. The exiled leader was at an event with the M3M Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Indian real estate company M3M Group, which is based in Dharamshala, CNN reported. “His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras,” it added. The Dalai Lama proceeds to kiss the boy on the lips. “His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused,” the statement said. The leader’s Twitter account, which has 19 million followers, said Monday: “A video clip has been circulating that shows a recent meeting when a young boy asked his Holiness the Dalai Lama if he could give him a hug. The attendees applaud and laugh instead of condemning this aberration.” “The Dalai Lama kisses a boy who approaches him on the mouth. “This video is scandalous,” Colombian journalist Vicky Dávila said on Twitter. The spiritual leader’s office released a statement on Monday after footage of the sick incident. The audience reacted to the awkward scene at his temple in McLeod Ganj with laughter and applause as the Dali Lama appeared to also tickle the child. “ should not follow those human beings who always killing other people.” “Now, you should look those good human beings who create peace happiness,” the Dalai Lama said. He then pulled the unidentified boy’s chin and kissed him on the mouth, adding: “And suck my tongue.”Īs they pressed their foreheads together, the boy poked his tongue out before moving away - but the Dalai Lama pulled him in for another hug. The 87-year-old then pointed to his lips, and said: “Then I think finally here also.” The Dalai Lama invited him onto the stage and pointed to his cheek, prompting the boy to give him a hug and a kiss, CNN reported. He was taking questions in February from an audience in Dharamsala, the Indian town where he lives in exile, when the child asked the Nobel Prize winner, “Can I hug you?” The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video emerged of the Tibetan spiritual leader kissing an Indian boy on the lips - and asking him to “suck my tongue.” Tibetan leader defends ‘innocent’ Dalai Lama after tongue-suck request to boyĬardi B slams Dalai Lama’s tongue sucking debacle: ‘Predators’ are everywhereĬhina forces transition of Tibetan life without Dalai Lama’s influence Soccer mom’s slide from the suburbs to jail for drugs: ‘PTA skills made me queen of Cell Block G’
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