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Arunachal CM Pema Khandu Bats for Bharat Ratna to Dalai Lama, Says China ‘Should Not Have Role’ in Succession

INDIA, JUL 7 – Over 80 Indian MPs have signed a petition urging the government to award the Bharat Ratna to the Dalai Lama and invite him to address Parliament, highlighting his peace advocacy and Tibetan rights.

  • The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, along with a bipartisan group of Indian parliamentarians, is pressing the government to bestow the Bharat Ratna on the 14th Dalai Lama and to invite him to speak at a joint session of Parliament in 2025.
  • This demand arises from the Dalai Lama’s exile since China’s 1959 invasion of Tibet and his ongoing efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and autonomy, despite strong criticism from Beijing.
  • The group, led by Rajya Sabha MP Sujeeth Kumar, has initiated a signature campaign supported by around 80 MPs and plans to write to parliamentary Speakers to facilitate the Dalai Lama’s address.
  • The Dalai Lama’s institution has lasted over 600 years and is controlled by the Gaden Phodrang Trust, which alone will recognize his future reincarnations, while the forum opposes any Chinese role in this succession.
  • If granted, the Bharat Ratna would acknowledge India’s commitment to Tibet and might increase diplomatic tensions with China due to the Dalai Lama’s symbolic role in Tibetan autonomy.
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Firstpost News broke the news in Mumbai, India on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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