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Antonio Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1: Thank you Dr. Jose Colaco for your comments which are well appreciated.
2: However, I shall restrain myself to the following two definitions:
Cabal - a small group of persons working together to promote their self
interests especially by intrigue.(Britannia - Webster), Cabal - a clique of
scheming politicians (Hutchison); applied particularly to King Charles, the
second, ministry (1667 - 73 ) whose initials made up the word. C(lifford),
A(shley) ,B(uckingham) , A(rlington) and L(auderdale).
3: It is to be noted that Salcete is the Uttar Pradesh of Goa. UP with its
large chunk of 85 MPs was the home of the following Prime Ministers: .....
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Dear Mr Menezes
Thank you for your very courteous response.
I submit that you are certainly free to restrain yourself to any definition
you want. I will only place here my understanding that "King Charles
ministers initials" story is an urban legend Please see attachment 1 (at
foot of this message)
I do agree that a Cabal is a small group of persons working together to
promote their self interests especially by intrigue. The identical
definition will fit the Politicians.
BTW: I hadn't noticed that Salcete had become the Uttar Pradesh of Goa;
Vasco for sure ...but Salcete too? Hummmh....
Having said that, I'd like to refer you to How a Chief/Prime Minister is
chosen in a Westminister type of Democracy.
Since you are in the know, would you please advise:
1. How Dayanand Bandodkar was chosen as leader/CM of the MGParty/Goa?
2. How did Manohar Parrikar become CM?
3. How did Vajpayee become PM (though it might be argued that LK Advani may
have been the Cheney behind the throne.
I ask because you appear to be targeting the non-BJP Congress Party.
4. Is it not a fact that neither the Goa Congress nor the Goa BJP can make
electoral decisions without the "centre" saying Accha OK?
5. Do you truly believe that Goans have a real say in what happens to their
land? If so, would you please enlighten us (me at least) WHO owns Dabolim
...and on What basis + WHO (which cabal) handed Anjediva over to the Indian
Navy - and IF they consulted anybody about it? (I certainly do NOT remember
the "hand-over" being part of any political party's election platform, Do
You?)
And yet, Mr. Menezes, you appear to be taking a selective leg-glance at only
non(i.e. anti)BJP parties. Here are some queries which I would wish to add.
Please fell free to respond to them at your leisure.
6. How do you know that a Congress cabal is calling the shots? Are you
privy to this cabal ? If so, would you please tell us WHO comprise the
cabal?
7. Is it possible that this cabal has paid off the Salcete MLAs with
ministerial jobs or funds?
8. Do you believe that there was some Quid pro Quo which held the BJP in
power in Goa?
9. If this is so, would you say that it is Democracy that is operating in
Goa, and not a Cabalocracy?
10. Finally, having taken the sum total of Dabolim, Anjediva, Cabal and the
sorry state of the Infrastructure in Goa (despite the billions which Goa has
earned) would you still call this Liberation ?
yours very sincerely
jose colaco
http://www.colaco.net
Appendix 1:
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/cabal.htm
Claim: The word 'cabal' is an acronym formed from the names of five
ministers to Charles II.
Status: False.
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