New Delhi: After a week-long visit to Japan, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in India on Saturday.
Amid tight security, the Dalai Lama did not speak to waiting mediapersons at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital.
He will undertake a week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh from Sunday.
Despite objections from China, Arunachal is all geared up to welcome the spiritual leader.
In his week-long trip, the Dalai Lama will visit Itanagar, Tawang and Bomdila.
China has been opposing the visit of the 74-year-old exiled Tibetan leader to the Northeastern state but India has made it clear that the “honoured” guest was free to go anywhere in the country.
The Dalai Lama has hit out at China for objecting to the visit, saying it reflected “negative” attitude, as his trip was not political.
Objecting to the visit, China has said it “further exposes” the anti-China and “separatist nature” the 'Dalai clique'.
Chinese Foreign Ministry has said the Dalai Lama was causing disharmony in India-China relations.
“I was surprised at China’s criticism. If my visit creates problem, I am very sad, that's all,” said the Nobel laureate in Tokyo last week.
Arrangements for the Dalai Lama’s visit are completed, sources in the Tibetan government-in-exile said in Dharamsala.
Detailing the itinerary of the spiritual leader, the sources said, the Dalai Lama will be arriving at Guwahati via Kolkata on Sunday. He will leave for Tawang from there by a helicopter on the same day.
The spiritual guru will give a discourse at the 300-year old monastery at Tawang from November 9 to 11, at Dirang on November 12, Bomdial on November 13 and capital Itanagar on November 14, they said.
The Noble laureate will also inaugurate a modern hospital at Tawang for which he has donated for Rs 20 lakh, the sources said.
This will be the sixth visit of the Tibetan monk to Arunachal Pradesh since he fled his homeland in 1959 after a failed uprising and travelled to India through Tawang route to take asylum.
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