In the darkness of political destabilization, naked alien interference and the unending cur- fights of the pliant politicians, the tolerance, understanding and statesmanship shown by king Gyanendra has come as the silver lining. Had this kind of wisdom dawned on him just a couple of years back, poor Nepal would have avoided the turbulent days ahead and the possibility of becoming a vassal state. If the Nepali politicians have even a fraction of love for their country, they would have learned lesson from the latest behavior of king Gyanendra and redeemed their honor and dignity to some extent. The Nepali people are not sure whether the Nepali politicians have any stature at all. Those who go piggy-back must be prepared to bear the jolt of being thrown down after their utility comes to an end. The scholar studded Maoist leadership is behaving like a lotus-eater dreaming of going back to the days of Joseph Stalin and Mao Tse Tung. They, surely, are not that naïve as to believe that the clock can be turned back. It would be nothing but a great pity if they believed that their twelve year long honey moon with their benefactors is not yet over. Are they so overburdened with gratitude for bringing them to the center stage of Nepali politics that they don’t mind to twist and turn at their beck and call? Or could it be possible that they have seen only the face of Dr Jeykill and not that of Mr. Hyde? Since our poor country is still most unsteadily poised at the tip of a precipice, it becomes the unbounded duty of every Nepali to sink all their differences and jointly pull the country back to its solid feet. We must not forget the most important factor of modern day

global politics that even the super power is guided by its own interests only. No body will come to the rescue of smaller, poorer and weaker nations like ours. It is only the twenty-six million Nepalis who must stand hand to hand to defend their country. The mysterious death in jeep accident of Madan Bhandari, the orchestrated plane hijacking and the gruesome massacre of king Birendra and other royals must have opened the eyes of patriotic Nepali politicians and intelligentsia. If not they will have to pay for their foolishness. Since this is an age of revolutions and history making, our country too has to move along with the time. The Nepali people urgently need to change the political leadership of their country. Even in the great America a new history has been written and come November, will be sealed forever. So, poor Nepalis! gird up your loins for a counter revolution if you want to survive as a sovereign independent nation.`

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