Dalai Lama leads prayer for world peace at Jama Masjid

New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI)

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today led a special prayer for world peace at the historic Jama Masjid here and said it is regrettable that Muslims are being targeted in the name of terrorism.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama prays at the Jama Maszid, or Mosque, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 1, 2008. The Dalai Lama during an international conference on terrorism on Sunday said that the international community needs to deal with the root causes of terrorism and it is wrong to brand all Muslims as militants.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

The Dalai Lama, who was here in the city to participate in an international Anti-Terrorism Conference, was accompanied by several foreign dignitaries and people of different faiths.

At the special prayer, the Dalai Lama said Islam has always been identified with peace and Muslims "are peace loving people." "Muslims are one of the most peace loving people in the world," he said, adding "it is regrettable that Muslims are targeted in the name of terrorism." The Dalai Lama also said a person who engages in terror activities cannot be a true Muslim.

"Muslims cannot be terrorists. If a person is a terrorist, he cannot be a Muslim," the Tibetan spiritual leader said.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and senior officials at the Jama Masjid were present at the prayer meet. PTI