You just mentioned, brotherhood and all but didn't dwell on the reason. Hrithik roshan kanda also brought Nepali youths in street. Any thing for wrong reason and misplace patriotism (which is obviously just seen in middle classes few cities) is not good. What is there with a singing competition and with brotherhood??? At least here you have chance to show to Indians and world that we unbiased unlike them. --i think prashant's participation in indian idol and hrithik roshan issue cannot be juxtaposed for positive correlation. hrithik roshan issue was just a hype created by the media to stir agitation among nepalese. prashant's singing on the other hand has drawn attention of numerous music lovers. while i agree that he may not be the best in the competition, amidst loads of votes coming to his favor and relatively less to other contestants, he's been left there under-rated. everybody has surrendered to the fact that he gets a lot of votes anyways, so what's the point in listenting to his singing. if you look at his audition and his performance in the last gala, you will see how much he's improved. millions of nepali viewers around the globe have been following him. they all have been sharing common cause---to enable prashant to go to the next round...this has generated a sense of commonality in their likeness--one of the traits that bind people together and what better reason than music--an art which touches the senses of people, one which grows inside the heart of many. ??Really. Or it may be binding upper middle and elites who are already used to speaking nepali. But what about all those indigenous group,where we are showing closeness to certain kind of language, isnt this some kind of slap on their face??? You thrash a madhesi for not speaking nepali and label them bihari and you would support some foreigner for his nepali language and revere him as hero of Nepal?? as i already mentioned, i am all up for equality, just societal structure and all, but personal and community agenda apart, there should also be sense of belonging among people to the highest hierarchy --nepal. nothing wrong in fighting for individual representation, in fact all ethnic minorities should be recognized at national level. i just don't want to see "we-belong-to-nepal" senses fading away in the process. tetti ho. as ratobhaley stated: why prashant doesn't speak in hindi?, i just wanted to let him know that his first language is nepali and that's what he is most comfortable speaking. he may be indian in paper (passport) but his blood is nepali. it may be just that his ancestors at some point in the past migrated to darjeeling...even darjeeling was in nepal not so long ago for that matter. They may be proud of their heritage of being nepali, but it doesnt mean we should make it a nationalist agenda for some kind of second grade competition; and denigrate the other nepalese for not supporting him with. hahaha..mav..where does it come from.> when did i ever say we should denigrate nepalese who don't support prashant? i support him for his singing for the most part. rest comes from his loveable personality and fighting spirit. if one does not concur to it, oh well, absolutely no problemo. :D very well written. this is purely another form of racism or reverse racism (conscious and unconscious ) to differnt color and different language. Just another reason.... mannn!! you managed to stretch my view to racism too huh? hehe.. that point was for those who believe prashant is not nepali. there is no racial agenda there. i don't see it...if somebody else finds the same as mav has, please let me know i will prove why that statement does not carry any tinge of racism...