Nas, You hit it right on. This is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. I think everyone shares the blame but this really comes down to a group  of mostly old-timers and life members who want to keep the ANA in their conrol and not open it to the kind of people who are running for the now stopped elections. They are more comfortable with someone like Prahlad KC rather than Dhiren Gurung or HB Bhandari or even Simon for that matter. As for financial irregularities, it is not like somebody stole 80,000 dollars from the cash-box in Boston and  stashed it under their mattress. That is a myth perpetuated for political reasons that some gullible people have bought into. What happened, from what I understand, is the hotel  sought to renegotiate the contract at the last minute threatening to cancel the convention. The ANA team responsible for the venue, lead by Prahlad KC, basically panicked and signed off on a whole bunch of new charges without fully figuring out what they were getting into. When the convention was over and the numbers were crunched, they ended up with way more expenses than they ever imagined because the hotel now ended up costing several times more than they had planned.  Call it negligence, laziness or plain stupidity. That  opened the floodgates for ANA politics and the old timers used that loss as a stick to beat Simon with. Sadly, Simon, instead of owning up  as the head of the organization,  threw his Vice President and Convention Chair Medini Adhikari under the bus holding him responsible for the poor oversight. Medini Adhikari in turn ended up passing the blame to the co-convenors and the Boston team. The Boston team then passsed the blame back to the national ANA. So there is plenty of blame to go around.The supreme irony of all this is Prahlad KC actually tried to exhonerate himself from the situation by joining hands with the past presidents and is now in the midst of a lawsuit that might ending up showing way more culpability on his part.  Last edited: 05-Aug-11 05:42 PM

Tori Ko Tel · Aug 5, 2011 4:18 PM

West Coast (Shambhu Dhungana) vs East Coast (Simon Dhungana). Like Tupac vs Notorious Big battle, both ended dead at the end. How about a "Dhunga" throwing contest during next year ANA?  "Shambhu vs. Simon" All ANA partipants can watch like the Roman mob and cheer for their favorite gladiator. I would pay $100 to watch.

ANA whistleblower · Aug 5, 2011 4:25 PM

Ana Whistleblower, nice one. Maybe  the court should call this case Dhungana vs Dhungana :) However, I think this is more a case of old guard versus new blood rather than east versus west or anything else.

Tori Ko Tel · Aug 5, 2011 4:38 PM

It seems to me that this guy Mr. Prahlad KC is clearly a fraud and a scumbag. There is an interesting article by one Bijaya Thapa on him. I don't know how true it is but as they say in Nepali - हावा न हम्के पात हल्दैन ! I think it pretty much reflects his unethical modus operandi and how he is trying to grab the presidency of ANA undemocratically. "Those position hungry people forget about all the morals and try to grab the position at any cost despite disagreement of the majority. Such action eventually leads the organization into either dysfunctional or disappearance from the community. We are seeing the same situation in NRNA. This is an open secret that the appearance of Mr. Prahlad KC in the position of Senior VP was very controversial. Without any doubt Mr. KC hijacked this position in a very shameful manner. Still dedicated members and well wishers of NRNA accept him for this position just to protect the growing public support to this organization. This is unfortunate for NRNA team that Mr. KC’s same unethical and shameful strategy to hijack the President position of Association of Nepalis in Americas (ANA) without letting other practice democratic election is jeopardizing the name and fame of NRNA" www.dcnepal.tv/press_release_english.php

Nas · Aug 5, 2011 4:49 PM

http://usnepalonline.com/new-y...

ANA whistleblower · Aug 5, 2011 4:57 PM

IS NRNA ready to sacrifice its name and fame for its Senior VP? Bijay Thapa ,2011 ANA General secretary candidate Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) is becoming a common name for its association led by Mr. Suman Timsina in the United States of America. NRN-Association/America (NRNA) has seeded hope to all Nepalis in America for the betterment of Nepal and Nepali through this organization. NRNA is doing great jobs in its mission since its very short life of inception and gaining tremendous credibility among Nepalis diasporas here in the US. Unfortunately,in case of Nepali organizations,as the name and fame of the organization rises due to their incredible jobs,some chair bugs always come into the scene and ruin the name and fame of the organizations. Those position hungry people forget about all the morals and try to grab the position at any cost despite disagreement of the majority. Such action eventually leads the organization into either dysfunctional or disappearance from the community. We are seeing the same situation in NRNA. This is an open secret that the appearance of Mr. Prahlad KC in the position of Senior VP was very controversial. Without any doubt Mr. KC hijacked this position in a very shameful manner. Still dedicated members and well wishers of NRNA accept him for this position just to protect the growing public support to this organization. This is unfortunate for NRNA team that Mr. KC’s same unethical and shameful strategy to hijack the President position of Association of Nepalis in Americas (ANA) without letting other practice democratic election is jeopardizing the name and fame of NRNA. Mr. KC and his team shamefully declared themselves as elected Offices or ANA when all the Nepali communities in the US know that ANA election is still underway and will be over in August. His team declared themselves ANA Officers and in the same time ridiculously boycotted the ANA DC Convention 2011 at Chantilly,VA. Mr. KC,Sr. VP of NRNA,blamed this Convection as illegal,unauthentic and with no public support. Except him all the NRNA executives authorized ANA DC Convention and participated with successful NRN forums. Now the question is:where does Mr. KC stand in NRNA? More than 3000 Nepalis participated in the ANA DC Convention,and Mr. KC is saying the convention has no public support. Thousands of ANA members are willing to participate in the democratic ANA Election 2011,and Mr. KC and his team are proudly claiming that ANA belongs to these handful people and rest are not ANA members. Now,it is crystal clear that Mr. Prahlad KC is a problem in Nepali community. He created problems in NRNA,now he is creating problem in ANA. If all the NRNs don’t find a cure for such a problematic character in NRNA,NRNA will no doubt face grave challenges in the near future that may lead to the formation of another NRNA in the US. It is the choice of NRNA Executives whether to get rid of this rotten potato or all get rotten to be permanently discarded. Bijay Thapa , 2011 ANA General secretary candidate and A well wisher of NRNA [Disallowed String for - ] type="text/javascript">ch_client = "milankosansar";ch_width = 550;ch_height = 90;ch_type = "mpu";ch_sid = "Chitika Default";ch_color_site_link = "#0000CC";ch_color_title = "#0000CC";ch_color_border = "#FFFFFF";ch_color_text = "#000000";ch_color_bg = "#FFFFFF"; [Disallowed String for - ] type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.chitika.net/emi...">    

sulsulenepal · Aug 5, 2011 5:06 PM

Ok, to get the clear picture, this post by our wikileaks bro will shed some lights. http://sajha.com/sajha/html/in... Oh ! so this is that self declared president of ANA.  लु हेरम न तिम्रो नि फुर्ति ! खुब ल सुट फाइल गर्ने भाको ! तिमि हार्यो भनी त् लाफिंग स्टक हुनेछौ, जिते नि हामि तिमि जस्ता अँन एथिकल स्कमलाइ बहिस्कार गर्ने छौ बुझ्नु भो ! Pic courtesy of : usanepalonline.com

Nas · Aug 5, 2011 5:07 PM

Raja Upadhyay Suspended as Chair of Election Committee June 18, 2011 Mr. Raja Upadhyay, who has long served ANA primarily in the role of Election Committee Chairman has been suspended by ITFANA for his role in recent election. While he was out of country, according to him someone sent out email from his home email address announcing winners with his knowledge. He has not answered question on who sent the email, when he had ready internet access himself in out of country or why he decided to do so unilaterally when a day earlier the Election Committee had unanimously decided to halt election activities. He put the integrity of the Election Committee in question and has raised suspicion of other candidates. Therefore as per the notification of ITFANA, Raja Upadhyay has been suspended from his role as Chair of Election Committee of ANA and the matter may be pursued with any recourse chosen by ITFANA to uncover any anomalies and irregularities. Raja Upadhyay can request Executive Board of ANA to reinstate his position as Chair with documented explanation on the questions raised. The Special Emergency Meeting of Executive Board of ANA unanimously approved and upheld jurisdiction of ITFANA on: a.    Next ANA Election until its conclusion.  b.    Financial matters of Boston Convention until its completion c.    ANA/ NECC affair until the title is transferred. d.    29th ANA Convention in DC until its conclusion e.    Lawful action to respond to anyone or any situation against ANA  

sulsulenepal · Aug 5, 2011 5:09 PM

Gandhi’s three and ANA’s five (5) monkeys Gandhi’s three monkeys are one of the best moral lessons: “Do not see bad, Do not speak bad and Do not hear bad”. These days USA is in high heat due to the election in one of the oldest Nepali organizations named ANA. Since this is a Nepali election, we can see various types of monkeys but impossible to find Gandhi type of monkey. These election monkeys always see bad in opponents. They speak so negative for other candidates’ supporter and they don’t want to hear any criticism about themselves. We have recently seen five such monkeys during ANA election. One monkey who is from Boston Zoo is not only a jackass but also very stubborn. Normal monkey breaks things only; this abnormal monkey breaks law, rules, moral values and humanity. Unlike normal monkeys, this monkey wants to grab everything from everybody. The second one is the California monkey. Like Dozer this monkey wants to have everything in bulk. This monkey does not know that in bulk one always gets crap. Dozer minded this monkey when does not get higher position from competition, wants to snatch the lower position and runs away. In this character, this monkey even beats most of the Swayambhu and Pashupati monkeys. There are two silent money’s from Canada and Florida, however, this Virginian monkey thinks he is the most brilliant among all other monkeys. But his jungle education does not apply to the civil society. Therefore, all those five ANA monkeys want to establish Monkey Raj in ANA. But they don’t know Nepalis are familiar with all sorts of monkeys and are well trained to get rid of all those monkeys. Let’s Kick their Red Ass!!!!

sulsulenepal · Aug 5, 2011 5:12 PM

A Lesson Mr. Pralad KC Must Learn It is so unfortunate to have ANA's bone to pick with Mr. Pralad for the betterment of society. Could you look straight in your nearest and dearest one's eyes and speak with a forked tongue two more times? I bet you; you can't. It is because a quality people with good values, integrity, and a little feeling never visibly gets blossomed on such fabricated story. I know you are better than this sir.  Once Shiva Khera told" It is not how much you eat that matter, what matters is how much you digest." Therefore, please do not kick up such a fuss about your game that nobody digests. Unfortunately, you did blunder by instigating people who are busy as grand central station for ANA's convention. And you are whistling for prestige as ANA's president!   And, you are as happy as a lark in your own world on the horns of dilemma. And why why why you could not dare to fight in election by convincing ANA's members by stopping all hemming and hawing.  Therefore, Mr. Pralad, your self -declared team worth next to nothing until it is tested by people.  Such naïve and baseless statement might prove you and your team incompatible for any national organization for the future too.  It is ill- assorted cosmic irony to thank ANA's members and ridicule them at the same time.  It would sound better if you would have written "self generated life members from family of seven living in North America."  In this light, I challenge you to show 242  life members' paid receipts including your own publicly. If President Obama and Governor Boby Jindal can show their birth certificates, dare to show life members' paid receipts to prove your integrity!  In return, I can demonstrate at least 20 ANA members' paid receipts and won't forget mine. Now it is crystal clear that you directed their name to be excluded on your so called "verified list" and you quickly plunge into and penetrate such extremist, autocratic act of declaring yourself a "president".  Everybody can tolerate clash in ideas in a democratic process. But, the lick and promise that you have been relying on currently does not last long.  Believe or not, personally, I don't want all the e-mails generated by your group including this one not having any other ruse than a semantic mugging with a purpose becoming self declared leaders in North America welcoming all ignominy possible. The cold reality is that you and your team don't have believe on own leadership. Do you? Now, I won't be surprise if you declare yourself the president of universe with the same 242 self created life members in the midst of bylaws interpreted in your favor only because you are their long time friend. . What a utopian society you are dreaming for sir. Come on, wake up now and prove otherwise!  Husband your energy and face challenge with all presidential candidates in a debate to be held in DC convention to persuade members with your agendas and defeat all of us in a real election.  Let's learn a lesson of a democracy and transparency before it is belated for the advancement of our society!!! Plus, do not forget to read A. Pope's mock epic  A Rape of a Lock  over summer. HB Bhandari ANA Presidential Candidate- 2011

sulsulenepal · Aug 5, 2011 5:15 PM

"I won't be surprise if you declare yourself the president of universe with the same 242 self created life members in the midst of bylaws interpreted in your favor " Ha ha ... well said, Hari B Bhandari. Maybe you and Dhiren Gurung need to join forces and file a counter lawsuit ;) Prahlad KC's behaviour is truly tragic. This is a man who came to the US as a student, struggled a lot and through his hard work and a bit of luck did well for himself and his family. Instead of rising above the fray and displaying a spirit of generosity that you would expect in someone with his success, he has chosen to take the low road of pursuing power at any cost. I can only hope the court rules againt him and  he will realize that if he wants to be the leader of Nepalese in America, he has to work with the people he seeks to lead, engage them, win their hearts and minds, persuade them, inspire them instead of trying to get to the top through back-room manouverings. Last edited: 05-Aug-11 05:38 PM

Tori Ko Tel · Aug 5, 2011 5:31 PM

 यो लास्ट इयर को घोटाला मा छान्बिन हुन पाउ भनेर म अदालत जान्छु । इ डाँका हरुलाई छोड्नु हुन्न । 

purana kagaz · Aug 5, 2011 7:14 PM

 It is time for all of us to BOYCOTT this criminal organization for once and all. Why can't all those mushrooming nepali youth organizations unite and come together to form something similar to ANA. I am sure it will serve better and cater to the needs of the students and nepalis alike. And for the perpetrators of embezzlement, I sincerely hope that they go to Jail.

Pulsar_Beat · Aug 5, 2011 7:42 PM

 Ram Kharel interviews Chhewang Sherpa Lama  about the lawsuit. Last edited: 05-Aug-11 11:01 PM

Tori Ko Tel · Aug 5, 2011 10:34 PM