Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Friday met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala. Speaking to ANI, CM Sukhu said that the Dalai Lama praised Himachal, called it a very beautiful state and said that India is a very beautiful country which respects all religions. He (Dalai Lama) said that Himachal Pradesh is a very beautiful country. Beautiful state, India is a very beautiful country and there is a lot of respect for all religions in our culture," Sukhu told ANI. The Tibetan spiritual leader has always received huge attention from people from all political backgrounds.Earlier, in April, Kangan Ranaut, the BJP candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, had met the spiritual leader, saying, "It was divine, a meeting I will always remember. To be in the presence of such a remarkable man who exuded divinity was special to me. It was very emotional." Former Chief Minister (Jairam Thakur). A memorable moment for a lifetime,” he said after meeting them. The 14th Dalai Lama, known to Tibetans as Gyalwa Rinpoche, is the current Dalai Lama, the supreme spiritual leader and head of Tibet.China views the Dalai Lama, who has been in exile in India for decades, as a separatist who intends to divide the East. According to UCA News, Chinese forces invaded and occupied Tibet in the 1950s, a region independent from Chinese control, under the pretext that it had always been a part of China.

According to the Dalai Lama, he only wants greater autonomy for Tibet within China if it is guaranteed that its religion, language and culture will be preserved.

Tibetans were angry at China's occupation of their territory because they considered it an occupation by a foreign power. China violently suppressed a rebellion in Tibet against Chinese control in 1959.Despite Chinese oppression, Tibetans struggled for independence for many years and sacrificed their lives, UCA News reports.