China has accused the Dalai Lama of faking a passion for cricket to impress his Indian hosts
China has accused the Dalai Lama of faking a passion for cricket to impress his Indian hosts.
The spiritual leaderu00a0 aroused Beijing's anger when he attended an Indian Premier League Twenty-20 cricket match as a special guest last month when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) played Kings XI Punjab in Dharamsala.
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Beijing's ire was voiced earlier this week in an editorial in the government-run People's Daily newspaper. "The religious leader was trying to prove to be a worthy son of India by participating in the country's favourite pastime."
The dily claimed he had no right to speak on "China's internal issue concerning Tibet" if he was the "son of a foreign country".
The paper's comments were rejected by a spokesman for the Tibetan Government in Exile. "It reflects the China's arrogance; since His Holinessu00a0 had no freedom in Tibet, he left for India, where he enjoys freedom."
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