Dalai Lama reaches Arunachal Pradesh

The 14th Dalai Lama last visited Arunachal Pradesh in 2009.

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday arrived in Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, after his visit to Tawang had to be rescheduled due to bad weather.

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Dalai Lama was to reach Tawang in morning but the plans were changed due to extremely turbulent weather in neighbouring Assam.

The Dalai lama arrives in Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh. (visuals) pic.twitter.com/Nd7ypO4wNp

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The 14th Dalai Lama last visited Arunachal Pradesh in 2009, when given the green signal by then prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Hundreds of followers gathered in and around the entire Bomdilla daring rough weather and heavy rainfall to catch a glimpse of the Tibetan leader in exile.

China, meanwhile, 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.

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.

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