Jwala,
Your logic is flawed. Do you think they knew that he was going to take the oath in hindi? I am going to call you "pathetic" for your attempt to smear UML. lol...

But in any case, any politicial (whether corrupt or not) leader is better than those terrorists. I would rather survive and live in poverty than die at the hands of those terrorists. I believe Maoists got what they deserved. They thought they could sideline everyone and run the country, didn't they? Now, they know how much power they have. Had they given the presidency to UML, they would have been able to have a dignified position now. Alas! Now they are crying to UML for support and a politics of consensus. Where did that feeling go when they decided to go alone by nominating Rajaram for presidency?

One word " Irrational"