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Please respond to "A. Veronica Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: WORLDWIDE GOANS – RISE UP NOW. According to the latest information coming from Goa Legislative Assembly debates, heated arguments are put forth by the supporters of Konkani to Parikar – the most cunning Chief Minister Goa ever had – the most communal and anti-Christian. Unfortunately, in the Legislative Assembly there is no opposition for Parrikar. Those who really supposed to oppose Parrikar are gone into the arms of Parrikar for the love of ministerial berths and for other benefits meaning UGDP traitors. They were elected not to flirt like “Pamprelam” with communal BJP. Voters from Cortalim, Benaulim and Taleigao should not forgive the UGDP traitors who betrayed them with Judas kiss. The others like Congressmen are become impotent to give a solid fight to Parrikar. There are no strong fighters for the cause of Goa. Dr. Wilfred D’Souza is creating some impact but he is not a force to reckon with. What little he does currently is not enough to shake Parrikar. The little noise he does in support of Konkani is just to save his skin from the Konkani people who supported him. Francisco Sardinha is yet another unreliable MLA and a Judas from Curtorim who gave opportunity to Parrikar on silver platter to rule Goa on communal lines. The Konkani lovers from Cortalim should reprimand him for creating a way for Parrikar to foist communal BJP on innocent and secular Goa. During the language agitation his house was stoned and heavily damaged. The chamchas of Parrikar from UGDP are acting like Judases; they are not showing any aggressive posture in opposing the total backing of Parrikar and his Government to Marathi communalists. Parrikar is asking for another five years to settle the language problem. As a matter of fact, in Goa there is no language problem, language problem has already been settled leading to the conferring of statehood on Goa. If there is any problem then it is the problem of not implementing fully the language act by raising Konkani to the highest peak in Goa. This is the only problem. But if you give another five years to Parrikar then with the help of communal and anti-Christian forces Parrikar and his BJP communal folk will allow the Maharastrians and other non Goans from Karnataka, Kerala and other neighbouring states to swallow Goa and make Konkani speaking, Konkani lovers and Konkani supporters in Goa in minority. Once this is achieved, non-Goans will surely vote against Konkani and there is every possibility for Maharastrian invaders of Goa to opt for Marathi and thus Konkani may not only be on par with Marathi but Konkani may even be replaced with Marathi. Earlier it was easier for genuine Goans to counter the attack of MGP – Dayananda Bandodkar and Shashikala Kakodkar because during those days genuine Goans and Konkani lovers were strong enough in good number to challenge the brute might of MGP. But that older generation of genuine Goans is dwindling now and getting into extinction. Currently we are in dilemmatic situation now. While so much of debate is going on for and against Konkani all the expatriate Goans and their associations mushroomed all over the world are keeping their silence on this critical topic. Only Kuwaitkars thru Kuwait Konknni Kendr have shown their genuine Goan and true colours in openly protesting and condemning those who oppose Konkani in Goa. Where are all the Goan associations in the Gulf, in Europe, in USA, in Africa and elsewhere? Why they kept their silence over this critical topic? Are they not aware that without Konkani, Goa will be just like a skeleton? Where are our Goan Clubs and Associations that are busy in playing soccer matches, celebrating feast of Goencho Saib, organizing Tiatros, dances like May Queen Ball, Easter Ball, Carnival Ball, X’Mas Ball, New Year Ball and all other balls? Is our horizon surrounded around these topics only? Why we cannot raise our voice forcefully and openly against the Parrikar Government for trying to dethrone Konkani from its due chair? Where are all those Websters and Netters who are groaning in deep sleep and only dreaming of Goa? Where are those who try to liberate Goa by residing in the West holding borrowed passports? Those who raise the issue of liberating Goa are living, in reality, fools paradise. In theory it is possible to liberate Goa but practically it is impossible. Many among the generation of our age that has witnessed everything great in yesteryears Goa will surely crave for an independent Goa instead of seeing the current rotten Goa filled with rotten Goan politicians and inhabited by rotten non-Goans who have brought their rotten influence in immaculate virgin Goa. I too would love to have independent Goa but will it be really possible? Very shortly people like me will die and go and the next generation after us will not be interested in protecting anything great in Goa of the type we enjoyed in the past. The voice of “liberate Goa” will be heard only for a short period and that too from isolated fools like me. Instead we must work for “something better than nothing”. The deGoanisation process is in full swing in Goa. This has to be arrested first by arresting the imposition of Marathi on Goa by BJP and MGP combined. Instead of liberating Goa from Bharati clutches let us first try to liberate the soul of Goa – that is Konkani - from Marathi. If we do not save today Konkani from Marathi then we are going to lose everything in Goa. Come on now you the so called Goa lover Goans and raise your voice loudly against the campaign carried forward by BJP Government headed by Parrikar in collaboration with MGP elements and the traitors from UGDP. Those who claim to be Goans but not supporting Konkani are enemies of Goa. If you are really Goan then you must support Konkani otherwise what is the use of calling yourself a Goan?. Since the advent of Internet I see so many Goans only harping about Goa but when their turn come for supporting genuine Goan cause they quietly escape from their responsibility and yet shamelessly they call themselves Goans. It is a shame that even a small token of protest note they can’t send on their behalf. In fact, I have no confidence that the West settled Goans will do anything for the cause of Konkani which is the soul of Goa because during the Konkani language agitation they did nothing worthwhile for the support of Konkani and Konkani martyrs. They can only boast of their financial status from the West and adopted land with adopted foreign Passports. They have no genuine love for Goa and Konkani. Very many of them are guilty of disposing of their land and houses in Goa to the enemies of Goa and migrate to the West saying “amkam ani amcheam burgeank Goem nakam”, in such a case how can you expect their support for Goa and Konkani? Now they shed crocodile tears in the name of Goa only because Internet is a free forum to scribble something, that scibbling is meant not to support the Goa cause but to support their promotion. The little charitable work some of them they do in the name of divinity is also to show their pompousness in the name of God. They forget what Bible said “what you give in your right hand – your left hand should know not” A. Veronica Fernandes, Kuwait. __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet