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First he appeared in an Apple advert: now Dalai Lama joins Twitter.

Europe Intelligence Wire

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(From Guardian Unlimited)

He may wear simple robes and live in the hills of northern India, but never let it be said that the Dalai Lama doesn't have his finger on the pulse when it comes to technology.

After appearing in an Apple advert ‑ he's surely too cool to ever advertise a PC ‑ the Tibetan spiritual leader has now joined Twitter.

He joined the microblogging site on 22 February and has already got about 140,000 followers. His tweets have been uncontroversial so far, providing links to news stories, videos and other articles about his Holiness.

On his second day on Twitter, the 75-year-old tweeted: "Dalai Lama …

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