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MUMBAI, INDIA, January 27, 2002: Ailing Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was flown in here on Sunday from Patna and admitted to Leelavati Hospital for treatment even as preliminary tests ruled out any “lump” in his stomach. “According to initial tests, there is no trace of any lump as was suggested in Patna,” hospital sources told PTI, adding detail reports would be available on Monday. The Dalai Lama, who suffered a bout of gastroenteritis a fortnight ago, was brought to the metropolis for extensive investigation after doctors attending on him in Bihar diagnosed a “lump” in his stomach. “It is not serious. There is nothing to be worried about,” they said giving a sense of assurance to the Tibetan leader’s followers gathered at the hospital. The Dalai Lama’s illness and security concerns both contributed to the cancellation of the ten-day Kalchakra festival in Bodh Gaya on January 24. The meeting had been threatened by Naxalites, Maoist type communist rebels who have formed a Peoples’ War Group in Andhra Pradesh. According to HPI’s correspondent in Delhi, “They have no specific score to settle with Dalai Lama but would try to attack any leader of any religious organization.”

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