<p>The Dalai Lama on Saturday congratulated Siddaramaiah on becoming the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time.</p>.<p>In a letter sent to Siddaramaiah, the Tibetan spiritual leader said, “Last April marked the 64th anniversary of our life in exile. In order to find a suitable place for resettlement of Tibetans fleeing to India at the time, former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had appealed to the Chief Ministers of different states to provide land."</p>.<p>The most generous response came from Karnataka’s former Chief Minister S Nijalingappa, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/pm-congratulates-siddaramaiah-shivakumar-on-becoming-cm-and-deputy-cm-of-karnataka-1220437.html" target="_blank">PM congratulates Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar on becoming CM and Deputy CM of Karnataka</a></strong></p>.<p>“Subsequently, as you know, more than 30,000 Tibetans were settled in Karnataka in the 1960s, the largest group of Tibetans in exile. I remain grateful to the state of Karnataka and in August 2018, took part in a special function in Bengaluru to thank the state and its people for their friendship and generous support,” the Dalai Lama said.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term, along with state Congress president D K Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister, and eight legislators as Ministers today, exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka.</p>.<p>“In addition to setting up five residential settlements in Karnataka that allowed Tibetan communities to be rehabilitated, I am proud that the state is also where many of our major monastic centres of learning were re-established,” the spiritual leader said.</p>.<p>The Dalai Lama expressed his gratitude to the people of Karnataka and its government for “the warm and friendly support they have provided to Tibetans during these critical times.”</p>
<p>The Dalai Lama on Saturday congratulated Siddaramaiah on becoming the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time.</p>.<p>In a letter sent to Siddaramaiah, the Tibetan spiritual leader said, “Last April marked the 64th anniversary of our life in exile. In order to find a suitable place for resettlement of Tibetans fleeing to India at the time, former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had appealed to the Chief Ministers of different states to provide land."</p>.<p>The most generous response came from Karnataka’s former Chief Minister S Nijalingappa, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/pm-congratulates-siddaramaiah-shivakumar-on-becoming-cm-and-deputy-cm-of-karnataka-1220437.html" target="_blank">PM congratulates Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar on becoming CM and Deputy CM of Karnataka</a></strong></p>.<p>“Subsequently, as you know, more than 30,000 Tibetans were settled in Karnataka in the 1960s, the largest group of Tibetans in exile. I remain grateful to the state of Karnataka and in August 2018, took part in a special function in Bengaluru to thank the state and its people for their friendship and generous support,” the Dalai Lama said.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term, along with state Congress president D K Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister, and eight legislators as Ministers today, exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka.</p>.<p>“In addition to setting up five residential settlements in Karnataka that allowed Tibetan communities to be rehabilitated, I am proud that the state is also where many of our major monastic centres of learning were re-established,” the spiritual leader said.</p>.<p>The Dalai Lama expressed his gratitude to the people of Karnataka and its government for “the warm and friendly support they have provided to Tibetans during these critical times.”</p>