World News | Global Tibetan leaders and activists support Dalai Lama over viral video

Lhasa [Tibet]April 15 (ANI): After a video of the Dalai Lama allegedly kissing a boy went viral, a group of Tibetan leaders and activists from around the world expressed their solidarity and support for him, according to Tibetan and persecuted minorities. The National Global Alliance reports.

The statement came after media reports showed video footage of the Dalai Lama interacting with a child at an event in February.

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“Language, culture and context determine how people perceive any given situation,” the statement said. To Tibetans who saw video footage of the Dalai Lama interacting with children at a public event in February, it was clear he was expressing his Love, warmth, humor. It is through a lifetime of familiarity with the Dalai Lama that we can understand his words and deeds.”

“For some people who don’t understand the background of Tibet, especially because so many children have been severely abused at the hands of powerful people and religious institutions, the belief and assumption is that this behavior is malicious and the children are harmed. We can say with absolute certainty that this is not what happened,” the statement added, according to the Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities.

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Global Tibetan leader and activist said: “It was instructive to listen to the child and his family recount their time with the Dalai Lama. Both the mother (sitting on the stage next to the Dalai Lama) and the child embraced it immediately. After the media interview. While we know this won’t worry everyone, we hope their own words will help add some context and clarity on how they feel about what happened.”

“The most painful thing for Tibetans and our allies is to witness people rushing to condemn the Dalai Lama. Any attempt to understand the full context of Tibetan culture, exchanges, and this nearly 90-year-old global symbol of peace is appalling.” Most media reports and online discussions did not materialize,” the statement said.

The statement further said: “As movement leaders and activists, we are not surprised to see massive operations by Chinese government agents and trolls to push and amplify this story, maximizing opinion and outrage to distort reality. Their aim is to Destroy the Dalai Lama’s reputation and the Tibetan freedom movement.”

“Tibetans in Tibet need our continued focus on exposing the reality of China’s genocidal and colonial occupation of our country. Tibet is one of the least free places on earth. China forces and coerces a million Tibetan children into colonial boarding schools, Millions of nomads have left their grasslands and terrorized countless people who have pictures of the Dalai Lama and pray for his long life,” concluded Tibetan leaders and activists, according to a report published by the Global Coalition for Tibetan and Persecuted Minorities .

The Dalai Lama’s office also issued an official statement on Monday, saying the Tibetan spiritual leader “wishes to apologize to the boy, his family and his many friends around the world for the harm his remarks may have caused”.

The Buddhist spiritual leader’s comments came after a video began circulating on social media showing him encountering a young boy. The video caught the attention of netizens on social media. Social media users expressed disappointment and outrage over the incident. (Arnie)

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