Dharamsala: Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama congratulated Narendra Modi for his party’s decisive victory in the national elections. 
In a letter to the Prime Minister-elect, Dalai Lama stated that India was the world’s largest democratic nation and the most stable in South Asia with a deep tradition of Ahimsa.
He said that that he took pride in citing India as a living example of unity in diversity, an ancient country in which all the major world’s religious traditions flourish and from which other countries could learn from.
The office of The Dalai lama in Dharamsala said that Dalai lama expressed that just as he (Modi ) had brought development and prosperity to Gujarat, he prayed that under his leadership India would continue to flourish and prosper.
The Nobel laureate wished him every success in meeting the many challenges that lay ahead and in fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the people of this great nation.
Arvind Sharma is an award winning bi-lingual journalist with more than 20 years of experience.
He has worked with Divya Himachal, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhasker, Vir Partap, Ajit and PTI.
In 2010, he was conferred the Himachal Kesri journalism award. He reports on the Tibetan Government in Exile, politics, sports, tourism and other topics. He lives in Dharamshala.
