Dear Minguel,
Sad to know that the point I made escaped your attention. I said that some
noted freedom fighters left India. It was as a sidelight that I mentioned Telo
wanted to leave India and how his so-called friend betrayed him. I would like
to know further if Telo was, in fact, married to two women, though I know of
Elsa and if the bigamy charge was justified. I also asked how could a man get
such a long sentence for bigamy.
As for my rambling, the original post was precise. It was only after the good
doctor sent in a reply that I ramblemed on in my second post.
It becomes obvious that the Portuguese wanted to keep him in jail for his
nationalist activities. I am not sure if there were any interviews or any
writing on Telo after his return, but I read one piece by him in the
now-defunct Illustrated Weekly of India. It would be fine to check General
Guedes and Castilho's role in getting Telo arrested.
I never raised the point of "bigamy" but the doctor from Bahamas. Again, I
showed how the wives of Telo and Pundalik lived away from their husbands.
As for pension, I have said that the government should scrutinize the papers of
new freedom fighters. And as for Flaviano, I have not seen the VCD. Only
Flaviano can answer why he chose to bring in Dr. Menezes's name now. Perhaps a
letter to the editor of the paper could be the way to raise the point.
Eugene
