Tibetan Buddhist monk Dalai Lama has apologized after controversy over kissing a child on the lips who came to pay his respects. He apologized to the child`s family in the end. This news has been reported in NDTV on Monday.
Earlier, in a video circulating on social media, this Nobel laureate Dalai Lama is seen kissing a child with his lips on his lips. Besides, he stuck out his tongue and asked the child to suck it. At one point he leans toward the child.
After the video went viral, there was a storm of criticism against Dalai Lama. Many criticized it as sexual harassment towards children.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama kisses the child on the lips during a Buddhist religious ceremony at a Dharamshala in India. Others were also present on that stage. Because of that incident, someone accused this top Buddhist religious leader of Tibet of `pedophilia` or sexual abuser of children. The video went viral on social media.