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an spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C), Indian Minister for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid (L) and Chairman

an spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C), Indian Minister for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid (L) and Chairman

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C), Indian Minister for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid (L) and Chairman National Commission for Minorities Wajahat Habibullah (R) attend the fourth annual Lecture on Minorities in New Delhi on August 10, 2011. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet following a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. He later founded the government in exile in Dharamshala after being offered exile by India. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)