GUWAHATI: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Friday expressed his concern about the grave flood situation in Assam in a gesture of solidarity with the people of Assam.
The Tibetan leader’s gesture has prompted Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to express his gratitude to spiritual guru Dalai Lama for his kind gesture of solidarity & support to the flood affected people of Assam.
In a statement today, the Chief Minister said, “On behalf of the people of Assam, my heartfelt thanks to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for his blessings and kind gesture of solidarity & support to all affected by floods in Assam”.
The current wave flood in Assam so far rendered over 40 lakh people homeless across 27 districts besides taking over 70 lives.
