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Updated: Mar 14, 2019 16:01 IST

A senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir on Wednesday stoked a controversy when he compared Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar to Nobel laureate the Dalai Lama.

Minutes after he put out a tweet saying, “It’s very easy to understand why China blocked resolution against Masood Azhar in UNSC? India sheltering an enemy of China since decades and his name is Dalai Lama”, Twitter erupted with criticism over his remark.

Hamid’s tweet came soon after China blocked a UNSC move to list the JeM chief as a terrorist.

It’s very easy to understand why China blocked resolution against Masood Azhar in UNSC?India sheltering an enemy of China since decades and his name is Dalai Lama https://t.co/Pc3BnbaO2Z — Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) March 13, 2019

Reacting to his tweet, one Twitter user Amrita Bhinder said, “Masood Azhar is a terrorist! Dalai Lama is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, just like Malala. PS: He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his NONVIOLENT campaign over nearly 40 years to end China’s domination of his homeland. A mind bender for Pakistan?

Such was the outpouring over Mir’s tweet that the hashtag #DalaiLama went viral on the micro-blogging site with nearly 9,000 tweets.

It’s very easy to understand why China blocked resolution against Masood Azhar in UNSC?India sheltering an enemy of China since decades and his name is Dalai Lama https://t.co/Pc3BnbaO2Z — Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) March 13, 2019

Hamid Bhai, If you claim to be the Top media person of Pakistan, I pity you and your Viewers.



You are trying to give a spin by comparing Masood Azhar and Dalai Lama.



Bhai ,Dalai Lama Dunia ke 4th largest religion ke Spiritual Guru hain. — Hari Shankar Singh Kandari 🇮🇳 (@hsskindia) March 14, 2019

What stupid logic is this! Dalai Lama is not a terrorist. And he was provided shelter from Chinese aggression (when the state itself terrorizes people) on humanitarian & religious grounds. It was a different world order then! Today both India & China are global economies. 1/3 — Gomathi Karri Reddy 🇮🇳 (@GomathiKarri) March 14, 2019