--Previous Message-- Personally I think it should be the other way around, but it seems the present climate doesn't allow the king anything: http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=101953 What kind of dictatorship is Nepal heading towards? It is u believable that the government thinks he is not allowed free speech anylonger! DTH
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: It is certainly better to do it now when he
: is still king, as he doesn't know if he will
: get the chance later.
:
: Well, although I agree that he should have
: right to explain his reasons I truly believe
: that the timing was not the best. His
: statement provoked a huge stir (if the stir
: can still get any bigger in Nepal anyway)
: and the Parliament has even asked the
: Government to take some actions against the
: King. In other words, it depends on what is
: more important for the King. If he wants to
: explain his actions before being dethroned
: then it was an excellent move. However, if
: he wants to save his crown or at least to
: save the crown for one of his grandchildren
: (and that should be his priority), then it
: was very unfortunate.
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