Dear Dr.Gilbert, One of the Ten Commandments is, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." Neither Dr. Santosh Helekar not I have written anything about "original attack". I only mentioned that the term "Unprovoked" is incorrect ...because I believe that beating up a man, his driver and his police security is an act of provocation ...specially when tensions are already running high.
Killing of one man has provoked a World War to erupt. That it was waiting to happen is exactly the point I want to underscore. Economic disparity is the surest way to provoke the others. The Regional Plan and SEZ protests are also manifestation of that divide. What does it feel when the price of a plot of land soars up to Rs.40,000/- per square metre or a flat in Miramar costs Rs.15 million? A MINORITY should never trigger a fight unless they have called in the reinforcements and they are on stand-by mode ...... or summon the US Sixth or Seventh Fleet at short notice ;-) MARTYRDOM IS A POOR REWARD IN THIS WORLD. Ask Florian Vaz's poor family members in Gogo-Margao. They will tell you what is the use of martyrdom... 20 years after the sacrifice. Gujarat is a different cup of tea. One does not need to drum up that example everytime there is a communal fight. Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 6:08:43 -0800 From: Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Archbishop's Appeal for a Week of Prayer for Orissa Pardon me for displaying my ignorance on his issue. Both posts below claim of an "original attack". Even if there was an original attack, this looks like a repeat of the Gujarat riots saga. Who ever starts it, the chaos spins our of control with loss of life and property, most of the brunt suffered by the minority. Then to claim the government could / cannot "do much to stop it" is specious. Do we want another Gujarat or Rwanda type event ... who and however it was started? >From the Telegraph: Though the Swami believes that the 'violence was spontaneous', the attack on him 'was orchestrated', to eliminate him. And that has put the region's Hindus on the "defensive," he said, while talking to The Telegraph Kind Regards, GL ---------------- Miguel Braganza AFTER attacking the vehicle with a swami and injuring his driver and POLICE security officer, can one truthfully claim that the violence was unprovoked? If the answer is an assertive YES, I am your fairy godmother! --------------- Santosh Helekar > The interest of communal harmony would have been better served if this official religious body had acknowledged that these horrendous acts of violence also involved, and were most likely provoked by, an attack on a swami, as had been mentioned by Miguel and others. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071228/jsp/nation/story_8715577.jsp -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
