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Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Oscar Carmino Lobo <oscarde...@gmail.com> Date: 24-01-2014 1:06 AM (GMT-05:00) To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Goanet - Gracias and Goa. Dear Floriano Where was Cardinal Gracias raised and educated? If in Mumbai, he would have played a role in the so called "liberation" with the backing of his parishioners. Political gain after all. Oscar Lobo Message: 2 Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:31:15 +0530 From: "floriano lobo" <floriano.l...@gmail.com> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list,estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Gracias and Goa Message-ID: <39E9AC23B92E477BB57FC96EF5EE310B@home> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Nehru's confidence, indeed. That is why Cardinal Gracias never thought of holding Nehru to his promises to Goa. Indeed helped him to bundle Goa into India, lock stock and barrel without any safeguards. Today Cardinal Gracias would be honoured by Goans if Special Status for Goa was demanded and attained immediately after the so called liberation. Goa is still slogging on this issue after 52 years. So much for Nehru's confidence that he enjoyed. It is said that: 'APNACHI PAILI BORLI MUNTOCH PURO. DUSRE ANINK KITENCH PODONK NAM." Self-Centered GODMEN! Cheers floriano goasuraj "