Jhalanath Khanal, a senior leader of the CPN (UML), served as Nepal’s Prime Minister from 2011 to 2012. A long-time leftist figure, he played a key role in Nepal’s post-monarchy politics. On Tuesday, his wife Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar tragically died after protesters set their Kathmandu home ablaze amid Gen Z-led unrest against corruption and censorship.