The letter from Paschim is annoying (Letters, #92). The reader apparently harbours a grudge against CK Lal, how else could he fail to see the point Mr Lal has so powerfully made? (Do our banners still wave? State of the state, #90.) Every Nepali owes more than Rs 8,000 to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank and most of this money has flowed back to western countries as consulting fees or profits. Electricity, telephone and water charges have gone up and even government education now comes with user fees. All of this has been done to please the donors who think that they own this country. It is true that Nepali elite is equally to blame, and even Mr Lal may be guilty of taking some consulting fees and selling his soul for a fancy car, but the fact is that at least he has the courage to own up to his sins. I salute Mr Lal for his courage in exposing the very people who support the glitzy lifestyle of people of his ilk.

Dr Narayan Khatri,
Pokhara