Dalai Lama Gathered was on the CIA Payroll
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One of the most shocking entries to the list is the holy Dalai Lama. We all know that he was forced to leave Tibet and seek exile in India thereupon. Known for preaching non-violence and love, the 14th Dalai Lama was on the payroll by the CIA from the 1950s to 1974.
The secret agency used him for his classified information since the Red Scare was on a high swing at the time. Since the Dalai Lama wasn’t exactly happy after being driven out of his home, he happily obliged to the US offer. Reportedly, he received a whopping $15,000 every month for his information at the time. There are even reports of him using the money to fund Guerilla Warfare that aimed to disseminate the Chinese Propaganda in the country.