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'Crown prince sounded very sensible'

Siddharth Koirala

Dipendra I'm completely shocked -- I don't know what to say.

It's incredible. I was in Nepal twice in the last six months, and I had actually met Crown Prince Dipendra at a party.

I particularly remember that he was a very charismatic person. I thought they were all amazing people. The crown prince sounded very very sensible, I had talked to him while I was there.

I had a great regard for the King (Birendra of Nepal). He was a very nice human being and a very learned man. As a kid, I had a brief meeting with him which I shall always remember. It was during Dashera, when the King meets the citizens and applies tikka.

I was part of the group of people, and when I went up to him and introduced myself, he told me he wanted to talk to me later.

That never happened, but I was thrilled to meet him. It was enough for me to meet him for that short moment. My sister, Manisha (Koirala) knew them well, though I don't know the details of her meetings with them.

I spoke to my father, Prakash Koirala, just now and he told me that the whole of Nepal is stunned. And imagine, at a time like this, they have to elect another king. I think -- and this is my personal opinion -- that the Nepalese people should wait for some time before they elect someone.

Anyway, I guess the government has thought it all out, the country has to move on. Meanwhile, at a personal level, I am still in a state of shock -- the news is too big to digest so soon.

Note: Siddharth Koirala, brother of film star Manisha, is a relative of Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

As told to Lata Khubchandani

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