DCist:

"Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, took a rare swipe at the United States, saying he was puzzled why residents in the capital of the world's oldest democracy have no Congressional voting rights.

The Tibetan leader said it was 'quite strange' that people in Washington DC had no voting Representatives and no Senators, an issue that has dogged the United States for the last 200 years.

He said he wondered why a 'small pocket' of people living in the world's 'champion of democracy, liberty and freedom' lacked full voting rights and representation in Congress.

'Quite strange, quite strange,' he remarked, drawing further laughter."