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Frederick, Parrikar had a lot of young members of the Catholic community campaigning for him this election as well because he admitted that he had made certain errors in judgement and most people think that he has no direct hand in what is perpetrated by some supporters of his party. To many Ponjekars(including myself), Parrikar as a person is no more communal than Churchill or Dinar Tarcar. As you may be aware Landscape Constructions(Dinar Tarcar's construction company) tried to get the Salesians evicted from their premises in Odxel by fraudulent means to build the illegal mega eyesore that now stands there. I can only imagine the furore it would have caused if he was a BJP candidate Similarly, when Churchill or Mickky forcibly stop other Goans from conducting business in coastal Salcette, we call it protecting Goan interests. As long as communal people like Churchill, Mickky and others exist in the Catholic heartland there will always be counterparts from other communities. And as long as some idiots from the Catholic community keep on taking out processions in support of the Portuguese football team or drive around with Portuguese flags on their cars, there will be other people who stereotype the whole community. Your good friend Robert Newman writes very interestingly about this imperial ploy. Regards Sunith Velho FN writes Reena, You should be asking the upper crust of Panjim that question :-) FN PS: I think the authoritarianism of the BJP and its hierarchy appeals to the Catholic elite, or many of them. A friend told me in awe and shock, "Just you look at the rif raff that's roaming around with Dinar Tarcar in his campaign." ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------