Did Family Brawl Trigger Nepal Crown Princes Heart Attack?
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu A family feud that resulted in the massacre of Nepal’s king Birendra and his entire family made an unpopular prince the new heir to the throne. Six years later, another raging family quarrel could have triggered Crown Prince Paras’ massive heart attack last week, say royal family sources. The 36-year-old prince, who had to be rushed to Kathmandu’s leading cardiology centre Thursday for an emergency heart operation, had had a turbulent time before the heart attack after a family dinner turned into a brawl. Two days earlier, on Tuesday, the crown prince had had a stressful day, the sources said. The morning had begun with a golf tournament in the luxurious Le Meridien hotel and golf resort to contribute to the prime minister’s welfare fund for Nepal’s flood victims. In the evening, a poolside dinner at the same venue was hosted for select royal relatives by the father-in-law of a royal cousin. At the dinner, Puja and Dilasha, the two daughters of prince Dhire
