Manisha Koirala ponders Nepal's future, earns flak from Indians

Actor Manisha Koirala faced flak for expressing concern over Nepal and mulling its future. Many accused her of being "ungrateful" towards India, others asked her to pack bags and leave the nation.

Mumbai: Nepalese origin Bollywood actor Manisha Koirala is facing social media flak after she took to Twitter to express concern over her country on Monday.

"Territorial sovereignty + political sovereignty + economical sovereignty = sovereign state !! Let's mull over this!" tweeted Manisha Koirala.

• Territorial sovereignty + political sovereignty + economical sovereignty = sovereign state !! Let’s mull over this !! Gm ❤️🙏🏻

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Territorial sovereignty + political sovereignty + economical sovereignty = sovereign state !! Let’s mull over this !! Gm ❤️🙏🏻

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020

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  Territorial sovereignty + political sovereignty + economical sovereignty = sovereign state !! Let’s mull over this !! Gm ❤️🙏🏻

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020

"I was simply mulling over where Nepal stands today n where it's heading in future, on these fronts.. we kinda know the past .. not saying it's either good or bad.. just mulling.." she wrote in a separate tweet.

• I was simply mulling over where Nepal stands today n where it’s heading in future, on these fronts..we kinda know the past .. not saying it’s either good or bad.. just mulling.. 😊🌷

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  I was simply mulling over where Nepal stands today n where it’s heading in future, on these fronts..we kinda know the past .. not saying it’s either good or bad.. just mulling.. 😊🌷

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020

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  I was simply mulling over where Nepal stands today n where it’s heading in future, on these fronts..we kinda know the past .. not saying it’s either good or bad.. just mulling.. 😊🌷

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020

The actor faced criticism for her statement from the Twitterati. A user said: "Nepal is soon going to turn into China's colony."

Some uncouth users asked her to pack her bags and leave India. A user even accused her of being "ungrateful" towards India where she has worked all her life.

After a while, the actor shared another tweet, requesting everyone not to be disrespectful.

"A heartfelt request please let's not be aggressive and disrespectful..we are in this situation together..our respective Gov's will resolve the issue. In the meantime we can be civil. I remain hopeful," she wrote.

• A heartfelt request please let’s not be aggressive and disrespectful..we are in this situation together..our respective Gov’s will resolve the issue. In the meantime we can be civil 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💝💝💝 I remain hopeful 🌷🌷🌷

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  A heartfelt request please let’s not be aggressive and disrespectful..we are in this situation together..our respective Gov’s will resolve the issue. In the meantime we can be civil 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💝💝💝 I remain hopeful 🌷🌷🌷

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020

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  A heartfelt request please let’s not be aggressive and disrespectful..we are in this situation together..our respective Gov’s will resolve the issue. In the meantime we can be civil 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💝💝💝 I remain hopeful 🌷🌷🌷

  — Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) June 22, 2020

Manisha is a Nepali national. She has worked in Bollywood for almost 30 years in films such as Dil Se, Gupt, Bombay and others. She was last seen in Netflix film Maska.

With inputs from IANS