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Socialist Press no. 153, 6 June 1979 · scan p. 3 · about 179 words

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Birendra is now faced with the terrible choice imposed on so many tyrants by the development of mass opposition.

Repression

With the Shah's fate as an unforgettable warning, Birendra must choose between methods of repression which may well spur on the determination of the opposition, and methods of reform which will give the opposition increased strength and political opportunities.

Already his hand picked prime minister has been forced to resign.

Birendra himself has resorted to the time-honoured device of a referendum on a now constitution-revised but still antidemocratic through and through.

If Vishnu does not come to his aid, the Divine Emperor may have to fall back for more than moral support on the loyalty of the Gurkhas, trained like himself by the open-handed generosity which the imperialists display only to their most valuable servants.

← Contents of Socialist Press no. 153, 6 June 1979