"Sure, they may gather a few hundred people here and there. But that's about it. They are like senile boxers, unable to inspire any confidence even when they punch. The palace knows them inside out to predict their moves far ahead in advance and to keep them reactive to the palace's dictates. I, for one, am tired of Girija et al. Let them retire; and let there be fresh faces in their places. Let the country have a new deal, with a fresh sets of cards. Unless that happens, sorry, the cause of democacy is simply NOT served by these netas. " Ashu Well said.. I think to bring the democracy first of all we need the fresh new leaders with clean records. I think its really absurd to believe that current leadership can generate mass movement that can over-throw the monarchy. peace out