RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is on a five-day go to to Kangra and Dharamshala.
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh):
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday met Tibetan non secular chief the Dalai Lama at McLeodganj in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala on Monday.
The assembly which was held on the residence of the Dalai Lama lasted for an hour. After the assembly, the president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, and his cupboard and speaker of Tibetan parliament-in-exile, Sonam Temphel additionally met the RSS chief.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Tsering mentioned, “His holiness has started meeting with the public since 15th of this month and I was the first to be offered that opportunity. Today, Mohan Bhagwat ji, Sarsanghchalak of RSS, was here. According to him, it is very natural that when he is in Dharamshala he should visit His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I think, on the part of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, it’s also natural that he meets the prominent leaders representing a large number of the Indian population.”
He additional mentioned, “It’s an opportunity for us to thank government and people of India for the support that the consecutive governments of India and people of India have rendered to us. So it’s natural and then both are eminent leaders. I was not at the meeting but I am sure that they must have talked about the larger interest of humanity on major issues and after that my cabinet, speaker of the Tibetan parliament and I took an opportunity to give him a courtesy call and thank the government and people of India for their support. We also discussed the status of Independent Tibet before China’s occupation and he assured us all the support from the public.”
During his five-day go to to Kangra and Dharamshala, the RSS chief yesterday attended a seminar in Kangra the place about 60 intellectuals have been invited together with Speaker of Tibetan parliament-in-exile, Mr Tenphel.
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