The Dalai Lama is a universally recognized face of Tibetan autonomy but a video of him kissing a boy has now sparked controversy
Know about his suck my tongue controversy below.
The spiritual leader, Dalai Lama has apologized for what he did after a video went viral on social media showing him asking a boy to “suck my tongue”. A video clip is circulating all across the internet, which is showing a recent meeting of a young boy asking Dalai Lama if he could give him a hug.
“His Holiness apologized to the young boy and his family, as well as his all friends across the world, for the hurt his words have caused,” the spiritual leader’s office said.
Video of Dalai Lama kissing boy sparks controversy after going viral on Twitter, Reddit
A big lie exposed
This guy is not spiritual he is a pedophile pic.twitter.com/oMUZmSgToD— jerry (@JerishRama) April 11, 2023
The Dalai Lama controversy took place during an interaction on the 28th of February 2023 during an event held in McLeod Ganj, a suburb of Dharamshala. As per media reports, 100 school students were present at the event, which was organized at a temple.
One student present at the event asked Dalai Lama on the microphone can he hug him. The 87-year-old later asked the boy to come up on the platform where he was seated.
‘The monk gave a kiss on the lips of the boy as he leaned in to pay his respects. Later he stuck his tongue out while placing his forehead against the boy, and Dalai Lama asked the kid to suck it. The boy suddenly moved away while Dalai Lama loudly laughed and he pulled the boy and gave him one more hug,’ as per reports.
The Reactions to Dalai Lama’s controversial video
The video has been recorded by one of the temple attendees and this video has crossed over 1 million views. Twitter users have slammed the footage, by calling it “disgusting” and also “absolutely sick”
“Utterly shocked to see this display by #DalaiLama. Earlier too, he had apologized for sexist comments. But saying – Now suck my tongue too small boy is really more disgusting,” tweeted a user.
“What i am seeing? how must this child be feeling? Disgusting,” another one said.
People are criticizing Lama’s words and actions.