The Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader from Tibet, donated Rs. 10 lakh to support the flood relief work in Assam and expressed condolences over the suffering caused on by calamity.
In a letter to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Dalai Lama wrote, “The unprecedented rainfall and flooding in Assam that has led to extensive loss of life, devastation of property and displaced millions of people over the last week is a calamity. It is most unfortunate that the monsoon rains in Assam and other parts of India seem to wreak havoc year after year.
I would like to express my sadness about the hardship caused to so many people in your state due to the recent floods. I offer my deep condolences to you, to the families who have lost loved ones, and to everyone affected by the flooding.
I appreciate that the concerned agencies are doing everything they can to rescue those affected and provide them with relief. As a mark of my solidarity with the people of Assam, I am donating Rs 10,00,000 from the Gaden Phodrang Trust of the Dalai Lama to support those efforts,”” he said in the letter to the chief minister.
Thanking him, CM Sarma tweeted, “Assam is humbly feeling blessed at His Holiness @DalaiLama expressing concerns at ravaging floods in Assam and hardships it is causing. He has graciously sent his blessings. Assam Government is so grateful to Gaden Phodrang Trust of The Dalai Lama for having donated Rs 10 lakh.”
Assam is humbly feeling blessed at His Holiness @DalaiLama expressing concerns at ravaging floods in Assam and hardships it is causing. He has graciously sent his blessings.
Assam Government is so grateful to Gaden Phodrang Trust of The Dalai Lama for having donated Rs 10 lakh. pic.twitter.com/mSdMinJho2
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 23, 2022
