Is it true ??? China regards Prachanda among 100 most famous persons in the world By our reporter  Chairman Prachanda has been selected as among the 100 most famous people in the world by the organizers of the Shanghai Expo. This was done via messages of 100 world celebrities for the Shanghai Expo including that of Prachanda. Jiefang Daily, Wenhui Daily, Shanghai Daily, Shanghai radio and television stations, Eastday.com and other media have been publishing or broadcasting manuscripts from the celebrities from the 100-day countdown of Shanghai World Expo, spread on the theme “Better City, Better Life.” Former Prime Minister Prachanda's congratulatory message to the people of Shanghai was published in the Shanghai daily of March 10th which is a rare honour to the Nepali people. Not only the Shanghai daily but other Chinese newspapers in Beijing carried the message. Among the other world celebrities are Minister Mentor of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo [Disallowed String for - Bad word 'fuook']uda, former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, etc. The fact that Prachanda has been kept in the same stature as with Henry Kissinger and Lee Kuan Yew is something of very high importance, according to analysts. Last edited: 07-May-10 12:57 AM