Dalai Lama's Arunachal Pradesh visit delayed

The spiritual leader is on a 12-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh amid objections from China.

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama who was scheduled to visit Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday has been forced to reschedule due to bad weather and is expected to reach Bomdila by evening.

China has expressed its concern over Indian government's move to allow Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh, saying it will impact bilateral relation between the two countries.

The Dalai Lama last visited Arunachal Pradesh in 2009, when given the green signal by then prime minister Manmohan Singh.

The spiritual leader is on a 12-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh amid objections from China. Earlier on Sunday, the Dalai Lama had an emotional reunion with one of the five Assam Rifles guards who escorted him to India during his escape from Tibet in March 1959. On March 31, 1959, the Dalai Lama had escaped from China after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.

On April 5-7, He is scheduled to hold a religious discourse at the stadium of Tawang's senior secondary school. On April 8, Dalai Lama will deliver a public talk at the Kala Wangpo Convention Centre. And, on April 9, he will leave for Dirang to attend the inauguration of the Thupsung Dhargeyling Monastery.

He currently lives in exile at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.

OneIndia News (with IANS inputs)