Dalai Lama an honoured guest, but no politics: Antony
November 6th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday said that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was an honoured guest of India but he would not be allowed to indulge in political activities.
“The Dalai Lama is an honoured guest of our country but at the same time he would not be allowed to indulge in political activities,” Antony said on the sidelines of a function here.
China has vehemently opposed the Tibetan spiritual leader’s visit to a Buddhist monastery in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday and accused him of trying to wreck India-China ties.
India has made it clear that the Dalai Lama, who has been living in the hill resort of Dharamsala since 1959, can visit anywhere in the country provided he does not indulge in political activities.
China has claimed Arunachal Pradesh as its territory and has opposed the visits of Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to the northeastern state.
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