Members of the Regional Tibetan Women’s Association participate in a prayer ceremony for the well-being of Tibetan non secular chief Dalai Lama on the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj on April 17, 2023.
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Leh and Kargil cities of the Ladakh Union Territory noticed a shutdown on April 17 in protest against the “controversial video” of the Dalai Lama, which went viral on social media, drawing criticism against the non secular chief on social media.
The Dalai Lama had apologised to a boy, his household and mates for the “hurt his words may have caused” after a video clip purportedly displaying the Tibetan non secular head asking him to “suck” his tongue sparked a row.
In the two-minute-five-second video, the Dalai Lama additionally requested the kid “to look at those good human beings who create peace, and happiness and not follow those who kill other people”.
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Led by the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), the protesters additionally condemned the “conspiracy to defame” the Dalai Lama and prolonged assist to him, requesting him to proceed spreading peace, love, and compassion.
All the outlets and enterprise institutions remained closed and visitors was off the roads in Leh and Kargil districts in protests against “defaming the Dalai Lama by making a video viral on social media and comments made by various celebrities hurting religious feelings of Buddhists”.
Hundreds of individuals took out protest rallies in Leh and Kargil. They carried placards and non secular flags amid footage of non secular leaders in protests against makes an attempt to defame him. They raised slogans against these concerned in it.
“Entire Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh observed a shutdown. The people came to the streets to protest against the attempt to defame Dalai Lama Ji. We are hurt over it,” a social chief S. Samphel informed reporters.
The assertion issued by the workplace of Dalai Lama mentioned, “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,” it mentioned.
