It was astonishing to see Nepali newspapers praise Sun Myung Moon, a fundamentalist of the 'Unification Church'. Some newspapers even said 'Dr Moon is famous for his ideas of interreligious harmony and peace around the world'. or 'Dr Moon announced the launching of an alternative forum to be known as Universal Peace Federation'? Only in Nepal does such balderdash get media play. Despite being accused of gun running, tax evasion, money laundering and promoting a view of women as inferior, the Moonies get a royal reception in Nepal. And trust the Nepali media to fall for it. After all it is a country where criminals have become ministers, the uncivilised are leading the civil society movement and murderers are called true democrats.

B R Giri,
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