Dalai Lama regrets asking boy to 'suck my tongue'

The Dalai Lama has apologised aft footage appeared to amusement him asking a lad if helium wanted to suck the Tibetan spiritual leader's tongue.

His bureau said helium wanted to apologise to the kid and his household "for the wounded his words whitethorn person caused".

The video besides shows the Dalai Lama kissing the kid connected his lips.

"His Holiness often teases radical helium meets successful an guiltless and playful way, adjacent successful nationalist and earlier cameras. He regrets the incident," his bureau said.

The footage has sparked wide criticism.

According to the statement, the lad had asked the Dalai Lama if helium could springiness him a hug - this is not disposable successful the 23-second clip being circulated online.

It is not wide erstwhile and wherever the incidental took place. Sticking one's lingua retired tin beryllium a signifier of greeting successful Tibet.

The Dalai Lama has been surviving successful exile successful India since fleeing Tibet successful 1959, pursuing an uprising against Chinese regularisation there.

In 2019, the Dalai Lama's bureau apologised aft the spiritual person told the BBC successful an interrogation that immoderate aboriginal pistillate Dalai Lama should beryllium "attractive".

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