After I'd gone through the Scorpio and the 2 PM ads on your back page, I read the ad for Vijay Kumar ("Vijay Kumar's makeover", #128). Why do you squander valuable space on a person who thinks he is conducting the Nepali version of BBC's "Hard Talk" ? Who does he think he is, the Tim Sebastian of Nepal? Vijay Kumar has always been blunt, unnecessarily aggressive, downright rude, very very personal (which he has no business to be) and last but not the least, the crudest of the crude. I really do no know (neither do I want to know) how many viewers he has put off over the years. I gradually lost all respect for that man and switch channels the moment his irritating face appears on screen.

Amrit KC,
Bishalnagar

. I don't believe that Vijay Kumar Panday has metamorphosed into a "better human being". In fact, I think he is as rude and brash as he always was. And why should he change? I think Vijay Kumar should continue being a brat, he should keep giving the high and the mighty a hard time on camera.

N Sharma,
Dilli Bazar

. It was refreshing to read an alternative opinion about Nepal's most-watched television anchor. Most of my friends who hate him the most do not miss a single one of his shows. I personally never liked this ill-tempered, arrogant journalist but I must admit that today there is no one to match his persona on Nepali television. You rightly point out that in his Monday night show Vijay Kumar puts out an entirely different side of himself. It is good to know that finally Vijay Kumar understands that it is possible to be good human being and a brilliant professional at the same time.

Asha Ram Shrestha,
Kalimati