Au contraire, this violence could very well backfire on MPRF and JTMM once all the pent-up frustrations are out. The Terai is the breadbasket and economic engine of Nepal and the everyday Madesi going about doing his job is not going to have too much of a stomach for violence if he or she continues to see his daily life disrupted with no end in sight.Extremism of the type expressed in the letter above can only fuel anger in the short term - it will get the MPRF nowhere in the long run. In spite of effigy burning, PM Koirala has historically been personally popular in the Terai amongst both Pahades and Madesis - this crisis is probably the greatest test of his political skills. Unfortunately, the problem is deeper than than PM's problem solving abilities and the only way forward, as i see it, if for the national parties to continue to co-opt as much of the Madesi agenda as a national party can and seek a middle ground with the saner voices on the other side. My 2 paise.