Dalai Lama Apologizes For Asking Young Boy To 'Suck' His Tongue
The Dalai Lama was forced to apologize Monday after a video clip went viral showing him kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to suck his tongue.
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The Dalai Lama was forced to apologize Monday after a video clip went viral showing him kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to suck his tongue.
Footage of the uncomfortable incident showed the moment the Tibetan spiritual leader invited a young Indian boy on stage during a charity event in India in February
The 87-year-old Buddhist high priest says he "regrets" kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue." A video capturing the incident went viral on social media, sparking outrage.
His supporters have said that this was inadvertent and misconstrued and nothing more should be read into it as it happened in full public view, without any ill-intention
A video, which has gone viral, shows the Buddhist monk planting a kiss on the boy's lips before making the request