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Goanet mourns the passing of Jorge de Abreu Noronha in Portugal - Nov 27/07
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To Goanet -
When, if at all, is the Abhiyan going to turn into an Andolan?
Hopefully sometime before the sun expands into a red giant?
The current govt is content to keep the extant Abhiyan
not out and mostly at the non striker's end. For the govt
knows fully well that these piranha have no teeth.
The GBA's favourite past-time seems to be issuing
asseverations that it is apolitical while simultaneously
acting as the official certifier of who is and who is not
political. That the GBA's repeated claim of being apolitical
was no more than a pinch of coonsh*t was demonstrated
rather dramatically the other day when its south
Goa co-convenor, the "secular" Shridhar Kamat, was
shown to be a Congress proxy and Digu's factotum.
Now we have the same rubbish going around: GMAS is
political, GMAS is BJP in disguise, GMAS is this, GMAS is
that. But "why lookest thou on the mote that is in the
eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam that is
in thine eye?" (that's Shri Jesus, by the way). Thumping
repeatedly on the word "apolitical" does not make you ("us"
for the GBA is "us") so. There is a perception in some
quarters, not without merit, that most elements within
the GBA are Congress-leaning and anti-BJP. Nobody
expects anyone to relinquish one's fundamental right to
political affiliation. But the charge goes further: that
political leanings of the GBA leaders translate into policy,
where actions are calculated to not damage the Congress
and provide BJP with an advantage. I am now convinced
that GBA's assertions of it being apolitical are hogwash.
Perhaps there are a couple of GBA members (Miguel, for
instance) who truly wish to hew to this sentiment, but they
are outnumbered.
The GMAS has one virtue the GBA doesn't: it is exactly
what it says it is. A medley of political and non-political
organizations. As the largest party in the opposition it is
but natural that the BJP will have a significant presence
within GMAS.
At any rate, with the back-and-forth internecine sniping
we have witnessed in the past few days (perhaps even on
Goanet) we will destroy ourselves much before we come
within driving distance of our common enemies.
Warm regards,
r
