Riten, There is a strong similarity between Gyanendra and the King of Swaziland, King Mswati III . HERE ARE THREE EXAMPLES: 1) Anger over Swazi king's birthday http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3642067.stm King Mswati III: Criticised for extravagance A huge party to mark the Swaziland king's 36th birthday has been criticised as a big waste of money. On Monday, 10,000 guests gathered in the national football stadium for the event hosted by Africa's last absolute monarch, King Mswati III. Critics say the country, ravaged by Aids and unemployment, could ill afford the estimated $600,000 cost of the do. Opposition leader Mario Masuku, told the BBC he thought the government should have been more sensitive. "The king could have had a private party of his own. The money comes from the tax payer," said the president of the banned Pudemo party. The day was a public holiday and the event was shown live on national television for those unable to attend the party. "Everybody has the right to utilise his own hard-earned resources for his enjoyment," he told the Network Africa programme. "However, the people of Swaziland can hardly afford a birthday party that costs so much," he said. In recent months, King Mswati III has been heavily criticised for requesting large sums of public money to pay for new palaces and a personal jet. 2) Swazi king splashes on luxury car http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4091271.stm King Mswati is one of an elite few who can afford the Maybach Swaziland's King Mswati has bought a $500,000 (?260,000) luxury car. Reports of the absolute monarch's latest purchase contrast with accounts of suffering in Swaziland, which has the highest Aids rate in the world. The Maybach car has a television, DVD player, 21-speaker surround-sound system, fridge, cordless telephone and sterling silver champagne flutes. The 36-year-old king frequently hits the headlines with stories about his lavish lifestyle. In April this year, 10,000 guests celebrated his 36th birthday at an event estimated to have cost $600,000, prompting widespread criticism from those who said the country could ill-afford to host such an event. Swaziland's unemployment rate stands at 40% while almost 70% of the country's one-million population live on an average daily income of $1 or less. About one third of all Swaziland's people rely on food aid for survival. Elite group "We feel great that the king of Swaziland has chosen our product, this shows that our product has arrived. This kind of car is the super high end of the luxury segment," DaimlerChrysler South Africa's spokesperson Fanyana Shiburi told the Times of Swaziland. Luxurious inside and out... the Maybach has a fridge, DVD player and silver champagne flutes "Our customers are exclusive people, the super-rich, the kings and queens, oil-rich countries, North Africans and massive lottery winners," he added. Just four other people in Southern Africa own DaimlerChrysler's flagship Maybach 62, the newspaper said. The other three Maybach 62 owners in the region are South African business tycoons Cyril Ramaphosa, Tokyo Sexwale and Patrice Motsepe. "It is unfortunate the king's government is unable to prioritize and do things that will save the nation, as opposed to the interests of the monarch and his family," said Nomthetho Simelane from the University of Swaziland. In a country where nearly 40% of adults are HIV positive, the king is also criticised for having 11 wives and two fiancees. In recent years, he has asked parliament for $15m to build a palace for each of his spouses and $45m to buy a royal jet. Street protests led to him abandoning the plans to buy a luxury jet. 3) Swazi king 'forces out speaker' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3502310.stm Mswati III has been criticised for his lavish spending The speaker of Swaziland's parliament says he has been forced to resign by the ruler of the drought-hit country. No official reason has been given for the move. However King Mswati had refused to open parliament until Marwick Khumalo quit. Mr Khumalo said that he was being "victimised for something he did 25 years ago," but did not elaborate. He also suspected royal insiders sought to oust him because he had opposed attempts to buy the king a private jet. Two years ago, the normally docile parliament rejected a request to buy a $45m royal jet. After years of failed rains, a quarter of the 1.1m population need food aid. Swaziland also has one of the world's highest rates of HIV infection - 33%. "I was called to the royal residence, and formally told that the king had instructed that I should resign," Mr Khumalo was quoted as telling a special parliamentary session late on Wednesday. He later told the French news agency AFP: "Even now, it is feared that I will overwhelm the new parliament with my 'unpopular political influence', a notion I do not subscribe to." Many wives Africa's last absolute monarch is no stranger to controversy. In January, the Times of Swaziland reported that King Mswati asked for $15m - almost as much as the 2002 health budget - to build a palace for each of his 11 wives. He chooses a new wife each year at the annual reed dance. In 2002, the mother of his latest bride took some of his aides to court, accusing them of abducting her daughter.