In a resentful, yet unsurprising, speech Wednesday marking the 51st anniversary of his exile, the 14th Dalai Lama claimed he was a "free spokesperson" of the Tibetans and accused the Chinese government of intending to "deliberately annihilate Buddhism".

In this speech, delivered in the northern Indian hill town, the seat of his "government in exile", the angry Dalai Lama poured out angry rhetoric, describing Chinese authorities as "putting the monks and nuns in prison-like conditions" and making "monasteries function more like museums".

One who knows nothing about Tibet or the monk himself would easily think the Dalai Lama had just stepped out of one of those "prison-like" monasteries before he joined the crowd of his followers.

Travelers to Tibet, Chinese and foreigners alike, are almost always impressed by the large crowds of devout Buddhists and the centuries-old, well-preserved monasteries.

If they do some simple research, they will see the monks and nuns are probably one of the biggest groups of beneficiaries from the central government's preferential policies for Tibet.

At Taer Monastery in the Dalai Lama's home province of Qinghai, monks and nuns were among the first to gain access to computers, Internet, solar energy water heaters and other household appliances. Last year, their average annual income was three times that of local farmers and herders.

Now, the Dalai Lama, who fled China 51 years ago as a young monk growing up in the seclusion of monasteries, was talking about Tibet's situation as if he had been there all the while.

Nor did he give any attribution for his distorted facts, which let people believe what the Dalai Lama described was sheer fabrication.

His obstinate lies about the deadly riots in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet in 2008 provide further proof.

In his Wednesday speech, the Dalai Lama continued to describe these riots -- which left at least 18 civilians and one policeman dead and hundreds injured -- as "peaceful".

His angry outpour Wednesday also targeted the Chinese government instead of the rioters that shed blood on his homeland.

In spite of his anger, the Dalai Lama still basked in "pride and satisfaction" three weeks after his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, and appeared delighted that his so-called "Middle Way Approach" had rallied some international support.

It is precisely at this point that we see where the monk's anger comes from: the failure to convince the Chinese government of his "Middle Way Approach" in several rounds of talks.

And it's not quite a coincidence that Thupten Jinpa, the principal translator for the Dalai Lama, published a lengthy piece Tuesday, on the eve of the Dalai Lama speech, wit threats that Beijing had "missed its chance for peace in Tibet", and the Tibet independence issue might still come back.

The nature of the so-called "Middle Way Approach" is clear.

Regardless of his allegations of not separating China, the Dalai Lama's request for "genuine autonomy" on one quarter of the Chinese territory is anything but acceptable for the central government.

This is an internal Chinese issue, not to be wavered by any outsiders, be it Barrack Obama, or the so called "Chinese intellectuals" the Dalai Lama is so desperately holding to.

When he spelt out "the fundamental aspirations" of the Tibetans, we wonder if he had realized how many Tibetan people he could actually represent.

He might be able to represent some of the Tibetans in exile. But not necessarily all of them.

He never truly represents the 2.8 million Tibetans in Tibet. Not to mention those in other Tibetan communities across China.

If he really cares for the happiness and well-being of the Tibetans he repeatedly claims, the Dalai Lama should at least do some basic research and find out some truth about Tibet before pointing his finger.

Failing to do so, he should stop acting as a spokesperson -- even a savior -- of the Tibetan people.

They will not recognize him as one anyway.