Nepalis take to social media platforms to pay tribute to massacred royal family

KATHMU, June 1: Recalling the grotesque incident of the royal palace bloodbath that happened on this present day 19 years in the past, Nepalis have taken to varied social media platforms to pay tribute to late King Birendra the royal household.

Ten individuals together with all the household of late King Birendra have been killed within the incident that happened on June 1, 2001 on the Narayanhiti Royal Palace – the then residence of the Nepalese monarchy. They have been shot useless at a mass capturing throughout a month-to-month reunion dinner of the royal household. The useless included king Birendra, queen Aishwarya a number of different members of the royal household.

Remembering this horrific incident, many individuals have taken to their social media accounts to pay heartfelt tributes to the royal household.

Similarly, one of many three chairmen of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) former Foreign Minister, Kamal Thapa tweeted hailing King Birendra his kinfolk. “You dwell lengthy in our hearts King Birendra, we miss you a lot”, he wrote posting an image of the late King. Thapa’s social gathering is a pro-royalist social gathering the social gathering nonetheless honors the beginning anniversary of the late King organizing varied occasions.

Similarly, famend businessman Basanta Chaudhary additionally tweeted in regards to the incident, remembering the royal household. “The unimaginable incident occurred on this present day in 2001. His Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah, who dominated over our hearts, was shot useless alongside along with his household by his son Dipendra. The royal assassination left Nepal orphaned. My tribute homage to the departed souls!” he wrote, posting an image of the royal household.

Although  the incumbent authorities, political events a lot of their followers don’t grasp any position in reminiscence of the bloodbath, most residents, social activists even few politicians usually recall the king as ‘beloved most revered’. This day remains to be remembered as a ‘black day’ within the historical past of Nepal.

Likewise, a music web page on web page named ‘F E E L X’ created a video montage comprising photos little clips of King Birendra the royal household. The video has been shared by over 2,500 accounts inside simply an hour of it being posted on the web page.

A excessive stage investigation panel report mentions the crown prince Dipendra because the offender of the incident. The report mentions that the crown prince shot all of the members earlier than capturing himself over disputes on his marriage proposal. However, many individuals nonetheless query oppose the report when others nonetheless contemplate the incident as a thriller.

Some kids have additionally taken to their social media accounts to specific in regards to the incident. A 20-year-old pupil, Alaxi Shrestha posted an image of the royal household in his account wrote, “Today marks the 19th anniversary of the disagreeable royal bloodbath, Tribute to late king Birendra his household. You will ceaselessly dwell in our hearts”.