Dalai Lama: In response to criticism over a video showing the Dalai Lama kissing a child on the lips and telling him to “suck my tongue” during a public gathering, the Dalai Lama has issued an apology. The boy’s family received an apology from the 87-year-old spiritual leader, who also admitted that he “often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way.
Dalai Lama Tweeted
Dalai Lama Tweet said, “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. His Holiness wishes to apologise to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused. His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras. He regrets the incident.”
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