Though Goa will soon lay to rest this two year old lacklustre 13-member cabinet headed by Pratapsingh Rane, it is time to assess the performance and overall behaviour of each Minister.
Filipe Neri Rodrigues, the Water Resources & Legal Metrology Minister would need mention as he stands out as the best of the lot. He did not throw tantrums for a plum portfolio and did not even sulk when the Congress did not keep to their promise to make him a Deputy Chief Minister. In fact he had to pay the price and suffered for months in political quarantine for being party to the coup against Manohar Parrikar. The simple, down to earth, non-controversial and unassuming Filipe Neri comes across also of being a good listener to the voices of the people. He has all the qualities that a model politician should have. He must have been feeling terribly uncomfortable in the midst of some of his not so cultured colleagues. A mere five ministers could have managed Goa if they all had the potential, caliber and the determination shown by Filipe Neri Rodrigues. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar ___________________________________________________________ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk