The boy moved away while the Dalai Lama laughed and pulled the boy in for another hug, said the outlet. He then stuck his tongue out, while placing his forehead against the boy's, and asked the child to suck it. The monk then planted a kiss on the boy's lips as he leaned in to pay his respects. The 87-year-old asked the boy to come up to the platform where he was seated. One of the students present there asked the Dalai Lama on microphone if he can hug him. According to The Guardian, around 100 school students were present at the event, which was organised at a temple. The incident took place during an interaction on February 28 at an event in McLeod Ganj, a suburb of Dharamshala. His Holiness wishes to apologise to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused," the spiritual leader's office said in a statement. "A video clip has been circulating that shows a recent meeting when a young boy asked his Holiness the Dalai Lama if he could give him a hug. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has apologised after a viral video on social media showed him asking a boy to "suck my tongue".
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