Tibetan Leader Defends Dalai Lama for Asking Boy to 'Suck' His Tongue: He's 'Beyond the Sensorial Pleasures'
Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty Warning: This story contains details that some readers might find alarming. Please proceed with caution. A Tibetan leader is defending the Dalai Lama, days after the holy leaderissued an apology for asking a boy to “suck his tongue"during an appearance in India earlier this year. Penpa Tsering, the political leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile, told reporters on Thursday, that the Dalai Lama’s acts were “unfairly labeled,” and that the incident has been misinterpreted,according to Reuters....