Dalai Lama Returns to India After Successful Knee SurgeryUS

The Tibetan spiritual leader was welcomed by hundreds of followers in Dharamshala after recovering in New York.

• The Dalai Lama, 89, underwent knee replacement surgery in New York and spent weeks recovering at a farmhouse in Syracuse.
• His doctors confirmed that the surgical incision had healed without complications and his recovery is progressing well.
• Hundreds of followers greeted him with traditional dances and flags in Dharamshala, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
• The Dalai Lama relinquished political responsibilities in 2011 but remains the spiritual leader of the Tibetan community.
• China continues to criticize the Dalai Lama, accusing him of seeking Tibetan independence, while he advocates for substantial autonomy.

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