Dalai Lama Gets Trolled For Asking A Child ‘Suck my tongue’

The Dalai Lama is facing backlash over a viral video that shows him kissing a child on the lips and asking the child to “suck his tongue”.

The incident has been termed “creepy” and “disgusting” by Twitter users, while others have pointed out that the lack of outrage from the people around at the time suggests that there may not have been anything offensive about the Dalai Lama’s actions.

Some have also cited a tradition in Tibet where sticking out one’s tongue is a customary way of greeting, which dates back to the 9th century. The Dalai Lama has been embroiled in controversy before, having triggered an outcry in 2019 when he stated that if a woman were to succeed him, she should be “attractive”.

The comments drew global condemnation, and he later apologized. In other news, the 14th Dalai Lama has identified an 8-year-old Mongolian boy born in the United States as the reincarnation of a prominent spiritual leader, the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche.