MEGLOMANIAC, Well, lemme ask yu, Did Abhijeet Sawant, the 1st Indian Idol, get only 15 mins of fame? No he dint, he is very famous and if you have been following II3(which i know you haven't), you will know that he has recently released another album which is a hit in India. And if you see, the runners up and all from previous II's has not been doing that good after the show. So, there is a lot at stake for Prashant even more so NOW (as he is in the last hurdle) than anytime during his long stint at the competition. And you talk about ecomomy; Why do you think votes given to Prashant will make those SAUNI/SAUJI run out of business..will you close your business if it runs a little slow for a few weeks. LOL those few thousands rupees (or for your sake lets say thousands) will neither hamper the Nepalese economy in the long run nor will it help India's economy. And that SOME NEPALI SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD can skip a trip to McDonald's to provide about 50 sms's..LOL now dont tell me you are concerned about the American Economy as well....