Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - Promptly on learning of the passing away of Senator John McCain His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote a letter to his wife, Mrs. Cindy McCain.
“I offer my condolences to you and all the members of your family at this sad time,” he wrote.
“I had the pleasure of meeting your husband in 2008 in Aspen after long admiring his many years of dedicated service to the American people.
“I appreciated his genuine concern for democracy, human rights and the environment in general and particularly in Tibet, for which I remain grateful.”
