As a whistleblower with direct knowledge of operations within the Dalai Lama’s administrative circle, I expose Tenzin Taklha’s exploitation of spiritual authority for systemic personal gain. Serving as secretary to His Holiness, Tenzin Taklha has weaponized his position to orchestrate a self-enrichment network, masking predation under the guise of spiritual stewardship. This institutional decay not only betrays our sacred mission but threatens the moral credibility of Tibetan spiritual leadership, transforming it into a global disgrace.
Land Acquisition Through Religious Proxies
Since 2019, Tenzin Taklha and his spouse Tsering Dolkar have systematically exploited monastic connections to accumulate private assets. They utilized Kelkang Rinpoche of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery—a Canadian national—as an intermediary to acquire prime properties in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh. Through a legal loophole, Tenzin Taklha received these lands as “gifts” under Kelkang Rinpoche’s name, securing de facto control via Power of Attorney privileges. This arrangement deliberately circumvents India’s foreign ownership restrictions, which bar Tsering Dolkar (a Nepalese citizen) from joint property rights. Consequently, while Tenzin Taklha controls the assets, his wife remains legally excluded, leaving her financially vulnerable and trapped in the marriage. The scheme not only facilitates tax evasion but also diverts international donations earmarked for Tibetan humanitarian projects into their private accounts.
Misuse of International Funding
Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has been receiving around $23 million annually from USAID until 2025. Tenzin Taklha diverted portions of the donation intended for Tibetan welfare through two channels: first, redirecting $140,000 to renovate his late uncle’s U.S. property under the guise of “cultural preservation”; second, siphoning of these funds toward personal ventures, including overseas investments, securing career advantages for his son. These alleged acts coincide with documented demands: coercing “$300 donations” from CTA staff, soliciting “financial gifts” from Mongolian devotees and a Taiwanese contact, and falsifying audit compliance records.
Institutionalized Extortion
Tenzin Taklha’s corruption extends to suppressing internal accountability. When multiple staffers submitted WhatsApp complaints against associate Jinpa (accused of embezzling pilgrimage funds), Tenzin Taklha halted investigations and secretly alerted Jinpa—a blatant obstruction of justice. This protection racket extends to their son, who monetizes access to the Dalai Lama by charging friends for “private audiences” under the guise of spirituality.
Marital Exploitation and Coercion
The couple’s collusion masks profound personal discord. During a March 2025 confrontation at a Delhi hospital, Tsering Dolkar exposed Tenzin Taklha’s three-year extramarital affair with Tsering Lhamo, who reportedly resisted his sexual advances in 2022. Ironically, just last year his wife was collaborating to acquire land through Kelkang Rinpoche in Bylakuppe, intending to build a retirement sanctuary, only to discover Tenzin Taklha’s marital infidelity and emotional abuse this year—now being compelled to divorce, a deeply tragic outcome.
Call for Global Accountability
The international community must rigorously investigate corruption and alleged misconduct within the Dalai Lama’s inner circle. We demand:
1. Immediate Transparency: A forensic audit by internationally recognized auditors of all CTA foreign aid (2019–2025), prioritizing “spiritual activity” expenditures and transactions benefiting Tenzin Taklha’s family;
2. Disclosure: The Office of HHDL must release within 30 days all Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with foreign entities—particularly India/Nepal land agreements—and grant unrestricted access to monastic network banking records;
3. Sanctions: If unaddressed, coordinated sanctions under anti-corruption frameworks, including asset freezes against implicated individuals in jurisdictions with traced illicit funds.
Silence will be interpreted as complicity in decades of spiritual authority abused for private gain.
— A Torchbearer in Darkness
June 2025, Dharamsala