Manisha Koirala Honors Grandfather Amid Nepal Protests

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) Bollywood star Manisha Koirala on Tuesday paid a heartfelt tribute to her grandfather, the esteemed former Nepal prime minister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, honoring him as a person who championed "love, conflict, and resilience".

Amidst the turbulent anti-government protests in Nepal, Koirala took to Instagram to express her sentiments.

The "Heeramandi" actor shared a nostalgic photograph of her grandfather, accompanied by a moving message.

"Remembering B P BA on his birthday — Nepal’s first elected Prime Minister and a writer who gave voice to love, conflict, and resilience. As students rise today against corruption and for freedom, his words feel timeless.
‘Democracy is indivisible; if you want democracy at home, you cannot afford to neglect all struggles for it.’ – B.P. Koirala," the 55-year-old actor wrote.

In a significant political development, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, amidst widespread anti-government demonstrations triggered by public outrage over corruption and a controversial social media ban. Protesters, expressing their dissatisfaction, targeted private residences of numerous high-ranking officials, including President Ramchandra Paudel, and caused damage to the parliament.

Despite the Nepal government revoking its social media ban late Monday night in response to protests led by 'Gen Z' youths, demonstrators continued to rally against corruption, demanding accountability for the deaths of 19 people during police action on protestors.

The actor, on Monday, voiced her condemnation of the violent crackdown on protestors in Nepal, through a powerful Instagram post.

She shared a poignant image of a bloodied shoe, captioning it, "Today is a black day for Nepal- when bullets respond to the voice of the people, outrage against corruption and demand for justice."

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