After an alleged video of the Dalai Lama kissing a boy on the lips and asking him to ‘suck his tongue’ flared anger on Sunday, the spiritual leader of Tibet has issued an apology.
Dalai Lama’s official Twitter account claimed that he repents the ‘hurt’ inflicted by his words and directed the apology to the boy in the viral video, his family and ‘friends all over the world’. The statement added that he tends to interact with people in a ‘playful and innocent’ manner.
His apology on Twitter read, “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….”
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) April 10, 2023
The video has been widely spread which showed the spiritual leader getting out his tongue and asking the boy to suck on it at the time the boy was paying his respects. Dalai Lama is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
After the video went viral, netizens were quick to react and expressed shock and disgust. Some of them called the video “creepy”, “repulsive” and others. Users also discussed the disturbing actions of other individuals in the video who appeared undisturbed by the incident.
In 2019, the Dalai Lama caused controversy by stating that if a woman were to succeed him, she should be “more attractive.” Later, he had issued an apology for the remarks.
