Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Thursday said he was not a separatist but an advocate of “meaningful autonomy” for Tibet.
“Not Chinese people but some Chinese hardliners consider me as a separatist and reactionary; so all of them criticise me. But now more and more Chinese people have realised that the Dalai Lama is not seeking independence, but within China, the meaningful autonomy and preservation of Tibetan Buddhist culture,” he said, while speaking to the media in Jammu.
