There is no such thing as a hero or a villain. One man's hero is other man's villain. One man's villain is other man's hero. Someone just does things and other interpret as they please, heroic or villainous. Prachanda had a vision, he organized his party and soldiers to achieve what he viewed. Stalin was a mass murderer in the eyes of the west while he was the idol of millions of Russians. Lyndon Johnson and company gave the continuity to the Vietnam war causing over 50,000 American casualties. He still is a well respected American president but to parents of those sons who died, he is a murderer. The point is do what you please, may be you can go stop what Prachanda is doing or may be you could have stopped the murder of 13,000 people. But you chose to make your career and to have fun. (Which is exactly what I am doing too). Right now too, you are just choosing to blow the whistle at the forum where nothing really matters. I respect him for trying to make some difference, having a vision and being a good leader but he is not my hero. Sahila.