Balen Shah: Rapper, mayor, Nepal’s next prime minister?
Al Jazeera
His sunglasses and songs are the rage, but the ex-Kathmandu mayor has his sights on Nepal’s top job.
Kathmandu, Nepal – Facing thousands of raucous supporters, 35-year-old Balendra Shah lifted his signature black rectangular sunglasses, asked his audience to look him in the eye, and said: “I love you.”
It is a sentiment that millions of young Nepalis appear to reciprocate.
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