As for the streets of Panjim being cleaner, great, if it is true (someone said recently on this net that Panjim is cleaner than London and New York! Too bad I don't believe in Santa Claus any longer...)
But please make sure you are not looking at a tree and missing the forest behind.
As for Salazar and Parrikar, please don't get so worked up. They can't obviously be compared, for any number of reasons. I was obviously mocking Teotonio de Souza's ridiculous reference to Salazar in his initial posting. Some people are so obsessed with Salazar they can't get over it, even after all these years!
Rui Collaço
Lisbon
From: "Nagesh Bhatcar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Subject: [Goanet]Journalists in Goa Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 01:51:13 +0000
Goanetters,
The comments about Mr. Parrikar from Mr. Collaco are absolutely childish in nature!
To compare Salazar and Parrikar is ludicrous.
The howling and hollering against Parrikar, goes on mostly on this forum and comes from a select few, who are hell-bent on discrediting him. I read about no articles that seem to indicate that his government is doing anything good for Goa! That is not how the Goans in Goa feel. I hear of a lot of credit for what he has done for Panjim and Goa.
Do you Mr. Collaco, know how corrupt previous administrations were and how they governed Goa? Many of the newely rich people in Goa are MLAs, who came from humble beginnings and could not possibly have built the empires that they own, without having been MLAs or ministers. There is a saying -The people get the government they deserve. Goa is no different. Goans keep on re-electing these corrupt politicians, time and again.
The general public on the streets of Goa, is a lot happier with the present government, than with many previous governments.
Nagesh
From: "Rui Collaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>He should also get himself updated - Salazar died in 1971, now his successor in Goa is the Parrikar regime! Perhaps the difference is only in the name...
So much for the so-called (and self-styled) world's largest democracy!
Rui Miranda Collaço
Lisboa
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