I hope Rajan keeps reporting the unvarnished truth.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reena Martins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Paan, Piss, & Panji
Rajan,
At some level, you appear to be a man of good intentions... and then at
others, one simply wonders...
Anyway, doesn't really matter what I or anyone else looks at it, I
guess.
What does, however, matter, is the manner in which you put things
across--more so at a time when the liberty to ask people to get lost or
stay, is no further than the fingertips.
And like many of us have learnt (the heard way, sometimes!), it would
help to re-read your post, before, say, hitting the send button; to
enter the shoes of
the 'demons' you're so desperately trying to drive away--even if only
your pet peeve, the ghatis.
Just a suggestion :-)
Reena
"Rajan P. Parrikar" wrote:
To Goanet -
There has been a fresh drive against the city paanwallahs
and encroachers. Councillor Surendra Furtado has been
admirable in his efforts to enforce the law. However, the
paanwallahs and other city law-breakers are said to have
a patron in one of the CCP councillors. That is, those
entrusted with upholding the city's law are active in
gutting it. This must not stand.
In every town and village around Goa, the encroachers, illegal
hawkers, and squatters must be evicted. Once you let this
poisonous weed take root it will be difficult to dislodge it.
Let these ghatis go to Belgaum or Hubli or wherever. If
you want to live in Goa, you play by the rules, else get lost.
I don't mind purchasing one-way tickets to ghati huggers -
go with your ghati flock and set up your own paradise.
Warm regards,
r
