The Dalai Lama has apologised to a young boy and his family after a video of the Tibetan spiritual leader kissing the child and asking him to "suck my tongue" went viral.
"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 apology tweeted on the Dalai Lama's account says.
"His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras.
