Manisha Koirala dismisses claims Nepal’s Gen Z protest due to social media ban, calls it a ‘black day’: ‘Youth is fighting corruption’

(Photo: Instagram Stories/Manisha Koirala)

(Photo: Instagram Stories/Manisha Koirala)

Koirala posted a picture of a bloody shoe lying on the ground with a caption written in Nepali translating to, “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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Just a few hours later the actor posted a picture of her grandfather, remembering him and his words about democracy. She wrote, “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.’ – BP Koirala.” The protests that were already getting more chaotic and dangerous finally went over the edge when the students discovered that the government banned 26 important social media sites.

The move added fuel to the fire and resulted in the aforementioned violence. Since then, the president, Ram Chandra Poudel, has accepted the resignation of the country’s prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, and the government has rolled back the ban. Many ministers’ homes, including Oli’s house, were attacked by the students during the protests.

Of course, Manisha’s grandfather wasn’t the only connection she had to the political history of Nepal, as both BP’s elder brother, MP Koirala, and younger brother, GP Koirala, also served as prime ministers of the country.

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