I used to admire and respect Daman Nath Dhungana as a politician with dignity and principles. His tenure as Speaker demonstrated that he could have grown into a statesman. But lately, I have been disappointed with his political analysis and standing, exemplified by his stance in the piece you translated ('Bilateral' #183). His role as the mediator of the failed peace talks was pathetic, and today he just sounds tried, frustrated, disillusioned and a person who has lost touch with the ground reality. Or has he decided to take any extreme measures to punish "mediocre politicos" and an "active palace"?

Sandesh Hamal,
Lalitpur