As far as I know, Paramendra has been raising the madheshi issue at least since 1996. That is for 11 long years. He is NOT someone who just popped up from somewhere recently. [Please check old issues of The Nepal Digest for his kurakani on Madhesi issues.] I have worked with quite a few activists in Nepal, and I have yet to meet a single Nepali activist who displays the sort of single-minded focus/energy that Paramendra consistently puts forth into issues he holds dear. That single-minded devotion and energy are something to be admired, at least, as far as I am concerned. Life's ultimate rewards, after all, go NOT to those who are academically brilliant and get along well with 'the establishment' but to those who display tenacity, persistence and determination to succeed against all odds. True, some or many of Paramendra's tactics can be off-putting (depending on what you find off-putting), but they are neither illegal nor immoral. In the Nepali universe, he is an outlier, and let's accept him as such. Personally, thanks to Paramendra, I have -- over the years -- quietly learnt a lot about madhesi issues that I otherwise would not have learnt. And I enjoy reading his blog postings from time to time. So what if he's "in you face" at times? Personally, seeing how well he writes, how well he argues and how obviously "smart" (cognitive smart, that is) he is, I can't help but think that if certain circumstances in his earlier life had gone differently, he would probably have ended up as the President of Oxford Union. But, hey, life happens. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Paramendra Meantime, a Sajha visitor and a Nepali, I am shocked at the appallingly continuing stupidity displayed by the so-called politicians to address the tarai issue. But more on that later. oohi ashu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Paramendra