1. Although some tabloids and pro-king oneliners of Sajha are trying to present Murari Raj Sharma-jee as the LEADER of pro-democracy movement of Nepali diaspora in the US, the fact of the matter is that the movement is a collective campaign without any formal or informal 'leaders'. If anybody appears as a 'leader', it would be by the person's contributions rather than by the public position he/she holds and or by general public's acceptance rather than by the frequency at which a name appears in communications, in my humble opinion. And, this kind of 'spontaneous' leadership is yet to be seen among Nepali Diaspora, in my not so humble opinion. 2. If NY Rally (and "Citizen's movement" in Nepal) is any guide, UNAMBIGUOUS and UNCONDITIONAL commitment to REPUBLIC DEMOCRACY and willingness to be vocal and be at the forefront of the activism for REPUBLIC DEMOCRACY are what will make you public's leader at this particular time of our history. (Extending that to political parties' movement, political leaders' AMBIGUITY and CONDITIONALITY about REPUBLIC DEMOCRACY is 50% explanation to the cold shoulder shown by public at large to their ANDOLAN. ROTTEN and the same OLD personalities in their leadership is remaining 50% explanation, in my view.) Murari-jee is a person with a huge potential for 'leadership'. If he has ambition as well, my suggestion would be to come forward, declare his faith in REPUBLIC DEMOCRCAY and be a vocal activist for the same. The future of Nepal is REPUBLIC DEMOCRACY and the early birds will have more clout than the late comer republicans in future public imagination. Otherwise, with his current position of a general democrat voicing general support for RESTORATION of democracy, civil liberty and human rights in Nepal, Murari Raj-jee will remain a respected activist but not the LEADER people are looking for. 3. The issues like right of faith, right of expression, contract at job are issues for peaceful time when democracy is already there. When you are still fighting with a tyranny to bring democracy, the fight for democracy overtakes everything. DEMOCRACY is something you can not give birth to or kill it DEMOCRATICALLY. So democratic norms does not apply before and during the birth of democracy. It applies after the birth of democracy. 'Does not apply' does not mean you can not practice. You can. You only can not demand. If you want to talk about democratic norms, come when we are not talking about tyranny. So ethics is not on Murari-jee's way to stop him, if he wishes to go all the way to take on the King. (Disclaimer: This persuasive, if not manipulative, note of mine is indeed directed at Murari Raj-jee to attract him to republican bandwagon. Nepe)