“Someone celebrates his birthday but BJP is blamed for it. This is an example of cheap politics being played by Congress”, he said responding to questions that a few Congress leaders have claimed that the Hindu Mahasabha has the support of BJP in observing Godse’s birth anniversary.
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The Dalai Lama on Saturday stated current elections in Bihar state, which noticed voters reject the ruling Hindu nationalist party, confirmed most Indians consider in “concord”, in a uncommon foray into politics in his lengthy-time host nation.
The Dalai Lama having made India his base has been fighting for the cause of Tibet by travelling across the globe.
The Tibetan spiritual leader had said that the Bihar Results showed that a majority of Hindus believed in peace and amity.
“I assume a number of people’ political pursuits or party politics… typically it (intolerance) occurs however that, I assume, shouldn’t be the actual image of India”, the Dalai Lama stated.
Asking students to “preserve India’s great culture for a better world”, the Tibetan spiritual leader said, “To make ourselves and others feel happy, we must practice compassion”.
The Janata Dal United party, which was a part of the “Grand Alliance” that won the Bihar elections, said that the Dalai Lama’s statement was an attack on “extremist elements” in the country.
India’s ruling BJP has downplayed remarks by the Dalai Lama that are seen as criticising the government.
Having made a highly controversial political statement, the Dalai Lama then says that he does not want to get involved in the politics of India. “But the chemistry favoured us”, party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters here.
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Attacking the Grand Alliance constituents – Congress, JD(U) and RJD – over the 1989 Bhagalpur riots, the BJP leader said, “The blame for the riots is on Congress. Lalu Prasad buried the file and Nitish Kumar did not go ahead with the probe”.
