COMMA by Vishal

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

LOGIC ANYONE????

Now that Nepal is finally in the hand of the communists (radical ones at that) we can only hope and pray that the red comrades have some sense in them to do well for the country. But if we are to go by the Brave One’s actions, then things don’t look like they will be changing for the better anytime soon.

As was widely reported in the Indian press, Prachanda rather enjoys the ‘luxuries’ of democracy like a Rado watch on his wrist, a couple of fingers of Red Label every evening and the comforts of a Pajero to ride around in. You really can’t blame the other comrades too now if they loot the country when after a decade of living and hiding in camps, they are suddenly faced with running ministries and budgets and govt bungalows.

Power Corrupts and now Absolute Power is bound to corrupt even more.

HM the King too seems on his way out (but knowing the Nepalese people’s propensity for surprise and India’s temptation to interfere, anything is possible). The cases for and against the continuation of the monarchy (constitutional or otherwise) has been debated ad-nauseam and I will not go into it now.

My concern is that the King & Queen who were the patrons of the Pashupati Temple Trust have been removed and replaced by the Prime Minister.

Ofcourse with Girija babu in that seat it wasn’t too much of a problem but we mustn’t forget that Nepal is a secular country now and so in theory a Muslim could become the PM someday. Or as looks the case right now, it might even be a Maoist.

Now aren't the Maoists by definition Atheists?

So what does that mean?

The patron of one of the holiest sites in Hinduism will be an atheist?

What if tomorrow a Muslim were to become PM?

What of the other religious ceremonies? What about the Kumari?

Will she give tika to the Atheist Prime Minister? And will he accept?

Questions… questions….

But who has the time to answer them… afterall we are too busy celebrating Prajatantra.