Dharamsala, August 19 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama had called on the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh during the Tibetan leader’s visit to the Indian capital for a series of lecture at the Delhi University last week.
Talking to Voice of Tibet radio service, Kalon Tenpa Tsering, the Tibetan leader’s representative in New Delhi confirmed the meeting between the two leaders.
“His Holiness is an important guest of India, and he has met with all the Prime Ministers and Presidents of India in the past. So like that, His Holiness met the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh too.”
The two leaders discussed various issues including Tibet and international issues during the 45 minute meeting, said Tenpa Tsering without elaborating.
This is the Dalai Lama's first meeting with Dr. Manmohan Singh after the latter became the Prime Minister for the second time.
China regularly warns world leaders against meeting the Tibetan leader whom it reviles as “separatist”. From Dharamsala, his exile home in the northern India, the Dalai Lama travels extensively around the world promoting human values, teaching Buddhism and, advocating for Tibetan rights and their struggle for greater autonomy for the Himalayan country. He often meets with world leaders to present the case of Tibet.
Beijing however accuses the Dalai Lama of trying to split Tibet from China, which sent military troops to occupy the predominantly Buddhist Himalayan country in 1949, and has regularly protested against countries that agree to visits by him.
The Dalai Lama says he is only seeking a “real and meaningful” autonomy for Tibetan people within China and opposes the use of violence.
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