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Try to respect the intelligence of other people also. Do you think I make my views on Gyanendra based on Indian media? I mean he was a dick, his son was a jerk, and it is good that they are gone. Of course, I think now we must protect them, because he acted with utmost grace at the moment of his exit, especially Gyanendra. By choosing to stay in Nepal, he chose to trust the very terrorists and their goons for his safety. For a person like me who lives in a foreign country, Gyanendra passed an ultimate test: he chose to live in Nepal even if that meant living in the shadow of terrorists. And I am sure that he did so because he loved the country of his birth.

There is no point talking about how he ran the country. He was a jerk. The biggest fool I ever saw. He had no plan, and he was arrogant about his influence. His supporters were KTM based sycophants who has leeched the country since centuries, and they were not able to withstand the pressure of popular uprisings. People may dislike the politicians of bahudal--but there is no denying of the fact that they are the least disliked people.

Personally, I think the country at present has a lot of challenge,but the Maoists will screw the country for a few more years, and then lose the election spectacularly. I don't know what happens after that. Will there be a see saw between them and others? I don't know. I, however, think that Nepal is going to make a lot of progress. The reason is, whatever their fault might be, the NC, the UML, the Maoists, they don't oppose development, and they have incentive to show something new. People, as it is pretty clear to me, don't vote based on development, or Al Gore, CB Naidu or even NC wouldn't have lost. They look at the leaders, how amicable or abrasive they are, and based on that they vote. They sometimes may want change, sometimes they may not want.