Dalai Lama Not Admitted To AIIMS Delhi, Official Clarifies After Reports Of Hospitalisation

An AIIMS Delhi official has denied the reports that Dalai Lama was admitted to the hospital on Sunday evening for his medical health check-up.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama

New Delhi: An AIIMS Delhi official has denied the reports that Dalai Lama was admitted to the hospital on Sunday evening for his medical health check-up, reported news agency PTI.

Earlier, it was reported that the Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted in a private ward of the Cardio-Neuro Centre under Dr Rajiv Narang, Professor of Cardiology.

According to PTI, the Dalai Lama only consulted doctors.

The spiritual leader left for the national capital early morning today from Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, and arrived in Delhi on Sunday afternoon.

According to ANI, visuals showed the spiritual leader arriving at the Kangra Airport in Dharmshala in his car accompanied by monks as devotees lined up in a queue to catch a glimpse of the Tibetan leader.

Earlier, Dalai Lama expressed grief over the loss of lives and widespread damage to property that occurred in Sikkim as a result of the flash floods on Tuesday night, his office informed.

"In a letter to Prem Singh Tamang, Chief Minister of Sikkim, today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his sadness about the loss of life and widespread damage to property that has occurred in Sikkim as a result of the flash flood that took place in the Teesta River Valley last night," read a press statement.

"I offer my condolences to families who have lost loved ones as well as others affected by this disaster, and pray for their welfare," Dalai Lama said.

The Tibetan spiritual leader further said that, as a mark of his solidarity with the people of Sikkim, he has asked the Dalai Lama Trust to make a donation towards relief and rescue efforts. 

The flash flood has affected 41,870 people in four districts of Sikkim so far. Most of the state has been cut off from the rest of the country.

Thirty-two bodies, including those of nine Army personnel, have been recovered from the slush and debris of the flash flood in the Teesta River, while the search continues for the over 100 people who are still missing.