World News | Tibetan MP in exile reiterates Dalai Lama’s apology to boy and family after video goes viral

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India]April 10 (ANI): Dawa Tsering, Tibetan MP in exile, reiterated the Dalai Lama’s apology for his alleged viral video, saying His Holiness the Dalai Lama wishes to apologize to the boy and his family and expresses his gratitude for the incident. Pity.

Earlier, the Dalai Lama apologized after a video of him allegedly kissing the boy and asking him to “suck his tongue” sparked a social media uproar. The widely circulated video shows the Dalai Lama kissing the boy on the lips as he leans over him in respect. Moments later, the Tibetan spiritual leader can be seen pointing to his mouth and sticking out his tongue. In the alleged clip, the Dalai Lama says, “Can you suck my tongue?”

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Speaking to ANI, Dawa Tsering, an exiled MP, said: “I just heard about it from people who were at the Dalai Lama’s temple that day. Meeting people during the question-and-answer session at the end of the show was one of the group. The child asked His Holiness “May I hug you? “The Dalai Lama said yes, you can do that. Then the kid asked for a kiss, he kissed, and then His Holiness joked that you can suck my tongue too, so it was just part of that.”

Tsering read a message from the Dalai Lama’s private office saying: “A video was circulated showing a young boy recently asking His Holiness the Dalai Lama if he could give him a hug. His Holiness wishes to apologize and thank the boy and his The family, as well as his many friends around the world, are grateful for the hurt his words may have caused.”

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“His Holiness often made fun of people he met in a naive and playful way, even in public and in front of the cameras. He regrets the incident,” he added.

Dawa Tsering further said: “So that’s part of joking around or playing with kids, so we shouldn’t go beyond that.”

On Monday, the Dalai Lama’s office released an official statement saying the Tibetan spiritual leader “wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as to his many friends around the world, for the harm his words 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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