Eugene Correia, piece:-
> He attacks the BJP as "communal and fundamentalist", a > party which, I am told, Aires supported initially. > What brought his change of heart is unknown to me. His > dislike for the BJP runs contradictory to his support > to Naik. I believe Aires has denied this charge and Minguel Braganza, not so long ago had to take back a similar attack, which Aires did parry. An apology was then given. So far nobody has come back, to categorically state tha Aires was a one time BJP fiddle player. > True, Willy has played a deadly game for his > self-interests. So has Aires in the past when he would > go to great length in showing his loyalty to Churchill > Alemao. As they say in politics, nothing is steady or > permanent, Aires has moved away from Churchill's > circle and I presume is now Churchill worst enemy. > The > UGDP has thrown Auda Viegas, sister of Anacleto > Viegas, president of UGDP, into the ring. Some > political observers hope that Auda being a municipal > councillor and a woman could make it a three-horse > race. To me, it would rather be a three-ring circus. > At least Rajan Narayan thinks that the UGDP has been > bribed by the BJP to field a candidate in order to > split the Catholic vote and make it easier for Angle > to squeeze through. If the BJP has managed to > influence the UGDP as the Goan Observer believes, it > is to their credit of their political strategy. After > all, elections, like war, depends on using strategic > methods to win. RESPONSE: If this is the case then I wouldn't conclude that the BJP are savvy, rather that the Catholic faction is naive. > Aires blames Willy of having "I-Me-Myself" syndrome. > In a piece that seeks to talk about the parliamentary > elections, Aires has let himself be part of the > story/analysis. He has harped on his role as a student > leader before and he has done it again. > The piece is not singularly devoted to analysis of the > parliamentary elections but touches upon other issues > like the police appointments, IFFI, equality of law > and his own personal dilemma in who to vote. > The salient feature is Aires's dilemma of who to vote > -- fellow lawyer Sameer Bandodkar, who was student > leader, and a Shiv Sena candidate or Sripad Naik, > fellow villager and friend. He feels a bottle of beer > who help him make a decision. How ridiculous. One need > to be sober to make a good judgment. RESPONSE: A cold bottle of Stella certainly helps, Heineken it is claimed reaches the parts that others can't, not so sure about the Goa brewed beers though. No wonder Goans > seem to vote after consuming liquor and end up voting > for "wrong" or "unworthy" candidates. I hope voters > don't take the route Aires's has suggested for > himself. RESPONSE: I agree and that is why in the past people were bribed by being offered a few 'kals' of the finest bootleg feni. > It's a megroll (kichiddi). The journalism field needs > serious political analysts and commentators instead of > leaving it to someone like Aires to air his views. He > could be consigned to the "letters to the editor" > section, where he is a frequent contributor. > The article could have been best headlined, Aires's > Predictions, Predilections and Predicament. > > Eugene Correia RESPONSE: The Heraldo and Aires might just be trying to shake people into voting against the BJP, They might yet succeed, we shall see. cheers, Gabe. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
