Well the big surprise is the way all of us Nepalese are taking his death. Let us consider for a moment. YES, he was a long standing politician who managed to become the Prime Minister 6 times. So? How productive was it?
Honestly, when you think of it, his tenures were normal. Like most other tenures of Nepali Politicians. They were all plagued by bandhs and strikes, security threats, corruption and even the massacre of the royal family. A round of applause for Mr. Koirala
did a great job.Is it that we Nepalese are so blind? Is it that in death, every misdeed is condoned for?
We have to think of other politicians now. Will all of those corrupt politicians get the same respect when they die? We really should think of what they actually did in their lives. Directly or indirectly, they are responsible for the mess the country is in right now. Mr. Koirala is responsible too. We all remember the way he put his dear Sujata into a position using his contacts. It is quite safe to say that many more incidents did happen in his "fruitful" tenures.
It hurts me to learn today that many media agencies are calling him "yug purush" or "itihas purush". He really doesn't deserve those titles, and he really doesn't deserve the GRAND show of emotions of the Nepalese people. We can't just honor people for the length of their involvement in politics. We have to honor them for their deeds.
With all this media hype, I'm sure the international community are going to get the wrong impression. They will definitely be thinking of him as the superman saving Nepal. And, along with this, he will probably get the Nobel Peace Prize. It is not really something to be proud of though. Not us, who know the truth.
It amazes me how we Nepalese can be so forgiving.This is the only positive I take from all the recent happenings related to Koirala's death.
Rest in Peace Mr. Koirala .... Rest in Peace ... The Nepalese have forgiven you, I guess.
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