Okay, and we were only recently debating whether people who call the
shots in Goa take what's said on Goanet seriously or not :-)
A couple of observations:
Nice to see the Commissioner for NRI Affairs (or his office) using
this technology called e-mail and the internet. It was long overdue.
Secondly, I think the "who claims to be related to Justice Dourado"
phrase (that originates with my friend, Mr Faleiro, and then gets
reflected in the letter of the Consul General), is more than a little
unfortunate. In a small place like Goa (and the diaspora), we
generally don't make claims about being related to people we are not!
At least not in cyberspace where it is up for public scrutiny for all
time to come.
In any case, we generally accept things, as told. You wouldn't say Mr
Faleiro "claims" to be the "Commissioner for NRI Affairs" or that (an
accreditionless guy like myself, since the Parrikar era) "claims" to
be a journalist! Maybe the Commissioner's Officer hasn't been
following Goans in the diaspora long enough to know who's who, and
who's saying what :-)
Just felt obliged to make a counterpoint. No offence meant.
Over to you Mervyn. FN
On 27/12/06, Eduardo Faleiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR NRI AFFAIRS
(Cabinet Minister Rank)
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
December 27, 2006
Dear Sir,
We had seen an item on your mail of December 23 re. Justice Wolfango
Dourado. We took up the matter with the Consul General of India in
Zanzibar. His reply to Hon. Commissioner for NRI Affairs Mr. Eduardo
Faleiro is enclosed and you may like to publish it in Goanet.
With regards and compliments of the Season
(Dipti Verlekar)
Secretary
I do sincerely hope that the above clarification will correct the
inaccuracies in the tidbits posted by Mr. Mervyn Lobo, claiming to be a
relative of Justice Dourado, on the Goanet. I will be glad to provide any
further clarifications you may require. With Best wishes to you and your
family for a very Happy and Prosperous New Year...May the New Year begin
with a very successful 4th Edition of the Global Goan Convention under your
able charge.
(N. Balasubramaniyan)
Consul General of India
Zanzibar
EDUARDO FALEIRO
COMMISSIONER FOR NRI AFFAIRS
(Cabinet Minister Rank)
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
December 23, 2006
Dear Consul General,
The item below was placed in Goanet by one Mervyn Lobo who claims to be
related to Justice Dourado. I shall be grateful for a clarification at your
earliest convenience so that we place the correct facts and stop any slander
well in time.
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