With all due respect to the participants, whose right to express their support to the King is absolutely unquestionable... Isn't it ironic that they'd show their support to the King exercising the very freedom -- the freedom of expression -- that is now BANNED in Nepal? And isn't it sad that they'd claim the cause of "peace and democracy" and exploit the naivety of some individuals to rally support to the King who continues to deny democracy to his subjects? How absurd can it get: Some are promising more democracy from less. Finally, as a current New Yorker myself, I obviously was intersted in New Yorkers who were at the rally. As I said above, there were none of the prominent faces to be seen from the NY Nepali community at the rally, but I managed to talk to 3 of the Sherpa friends, whose community, as already mentioned above, comprised of the majority of the participants, on why they were there. 2 of them said that they were there to show support for peace, not necessarily for the King. I then asked them if they truly believed that the King was capable of bringing genuine and sustainable peace to Nepal, highlighting some of the reasons why I do not believe he would. They responded by saying that they too were skepticle, but "ke garne, sathi haru le jaam jaam bhanyo, ani aako." The third one I managed to talk to actually said that he was there just to listen to one of the Sherpas sing! The singer, who also sang few lines from a famous rashtriya geet, and who also happens to be a friend, mind you, has a remarkably spell binding voice! Finally to those who claim majority on the King's side: There was a similar rally held at the very same spot few weeks back by those who opposed King G's move. At a 12 degrees F ko freezing cold, on a WEEKDAY (Thursday), and from ONE CITY (NY only), approximately 60 brave souls managed to take part in the rally. Compare that to 90 (at the very most) participants at the pro-king rally...at a mild 43 degrees F, on a WEEKEND (Sunday), and from THREE CITIES (DC area, Boston and NY). So was the true story of the rally past Sunday!