Mecavity: A Political Metaphor for Nepal's Accountability Crisis

T.S. Eliot's famous poem 'Mecavity: The Mystery Cat' appears at first glance to be the story of a mysterious cat. But upon deeper reading, it stands as a sharp satire on power, deceit, the weaknesses of legal structures, evasion of responsibility, and impunity.

The poem's most famous line, 'Mecavity is not there,' is not merely a description of a fictional character; it is a symbol of the power structure that is present in the shadow of events and consequences, yet becomes invisible at the moment of accountability.