Your internet poll (Poll #90) has given a clear message: the ongoing agitation should be against GP Koirala. The Nepali Congress led by Koirala is responsible for ruining the country over the past 13 years. We gave a clear majority to the NC, but they wasted their chance with corruption and selfishness. It's clear what they want with the present agitation: they want to have another go. They have already betrayed the people. The Maoists are not a cause but are an effect of the NC's unsuccessful years of government. Your poll says Koirala is 46.59 percent responsible for this chaos, I would put it at a 100 percent.

Lila Khatiwada,
IRRI, Philippines

. Looking at the results of your ongoing poll regarding who is best suited to lead the nation (Poll #91), it seems that your internet voters overwhelmingly want Baburam Bhattarai. If this has any significance, it behooves the king and other political parties to, for once, listen to public opinion and ask Bhattarai to lead the nation, and take us out of this 'summer of discontent'. I notice that multiple voting is possible on your web poll. I wonder how you plan to filter out the bias. Could it be that the good doctor got so many votes because most of his followers are internet savvy, or is it just because he can count on pranksters like me who love to skew public opinion?

Deepak Neupane,
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(No internet polling is ever totally scientific. The software used in the Nepali Times Nepalnews.com internet poll does not easily allow multiple voting, but there are always ways around it for really determined people with lots of time on their hands. -Ed)