Prachanda Shares Forum with Would-be US President

Prachanda gets to be legit. He gets to test his taste of leadership. In his first public foreign apperance, the Maoist leader (whose party is still in America's list of terrorist groups) shares forum with big shots like the would be US president (such as former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani), as well as other top leaders from UK, Japan, Afghanistan, EU, etc. Speaking at an annual Leadership Summit (2006) organized by the Hindustan Times newspaper, he declared (Nov 18): Democracy  a farce in South Asia. 

• Democracy a farce in South Asia: Prachanda, Hindustan Times
• Prachanda for 'multi-party' socialism , M & C
• I am willing to be president of Nepal: Prachanda, Rediff
• Prachanda seeks India's support for fair polls in Nepal, the Hindu
• I was in Delhi, Bombay hinding, for 10 yrs: Prachanda, Indian Express