I found this interesting - http://demrepubnepal.blogspot.com/2007/02/ghost-called-nd-forum.html Though I am NOT a member of this 'exclusive group' (aka Nepal Democracy Group, which Paramendra hilariously dubs something like 'Nepali Senators in Exile!'), I am happy to note that there appear to be some sane/calm people within that group who support Paramendra's RIGHT to take risks and rewards for his own words and actions in the name of free speech in a democracy. That said, having witnessed how those who talk the loudest about democracy show a thoroughly undemocratic mindset in various settings in Nepal, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, I have ZERO faith in those whose ONLY credentials about democracy revolves around shouting loudest about it without doing anything to make it an inclusive political space even for those who hold opposite views. It's democratic to have vigorous/heated/disagreeable debates; it's not democratic to deny space to one's ideological opponents to have even access to forums where their views are likely to be challenged and scrutinized . . . oohi ashu