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South Asian Film Festival in Goa from Fri (June 27) to Mon (June 30)
At Kala Academy, and ESG, Panaji, Goa
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-June/076384.html
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Soter D'Souza's response below to Miguel Braganza's falsehoods.
Regards,
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Miguel Braganza wrote:
>And Soter is the only person who refused to speak [as he
>had agreed earlier] when Sharmila Naik of Advalpal invited
>him to speak in support of Seby Rodrigues at a meeting
>organised by GAKUVED at Tristao Braganza Cunha Memorial
>Hall on 23 June. Perhaps, my assistance to the organisers [as
>a consulting Master of Confusion or MC] spoilt the mood of
>the Panchayat stalwart. He later told Seby that he did not
>assosiate with ELITE groups. That is something to hear
>about GAKUVED [that operates on a shoe-string budget]
>from a person who had the GPA meet in and AC hall of
>Hotel Mandovi!"
Soter does not need a platform arranged by cowards and
conspirators to voice solidarity with Seby. Soter's opinions and
solidarity with Seby have been published the very next day
in the newspapers in very clear statements unlike Miguel who
played referee and hide and seek at the meet. Seby well
knows since his college days that he can count on Soter's
support and does not need a Miguel and other hypocrites
to express it.
>I will only respond to the accusation made by Soter D'Souza
>against his former classmate, "one Miguel Braganza", who
>worked with Soter in the GBA [from which Soter claims to have
>resigned ...but was present for the two meetings earlier
>this month and even made a presentation on 09 June, 2008,
>about his forte, the V-for Article 243 ZD! ]"
Miguel should furnish the proof wherein Soter has claimed
to have resigned from GBA and attended the meeting thereafter.
As usual Miguel seems to be just imagining things.
>I was not involved in the GGRM activity beyond saying a few
>words of encouragement at the Dando-Benaulim meeting on
>12 May, 2008. Soter was a star speaker at Calangute on
>25 May and Rajan Parrikar screened the "Rape of Goa" at
>that meeting. I was in the audience. Soter is[was?] also an
>official part of the CSJP; I am not. So what exactly has Soter
>done for the GGRM. He knows where the three fingers and
>one thumb of his point while accusing me. If he cannot see
>it, perhaps he can use a mirror. ;-)
>Soter has a different take than GGRM on the value of assistance
>I rendered in regards to the vacation of ex parte "Stay Orders"
>by the DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS against VILLAGE PANCHAYATS ...
>akin to cutting one's nose in spite of the face! Perhaps, he has
>not read the newspapers while celebrating Sao Joao."
Has Miguel any proof that GGRM is part and parcel of CSJP? For
his information I have neither been consulted on the formation
of GGRM nor have I been officially approached by CSJP to
advise GGRM. I was only invited to a press conference called
by GGRM to clarify the rights of the Gram Sabha and that is all.
The Calangute meeeting was organised by the parishioners and
Soter was invited by the local organsers. Miguel has definitely
got his facts all bungled up and as usual seems to be thriving
by creating confusion in goan minds.
I still hold that GGRM strategy on 23rd June was untenable in
law and a blunder that favours the builders. The blunder will
become evident in a few days. With my bare-foot legal knowledge
I am ready to take on Miguel on a public debate on the legal
blunder of the stay-order issue and the memorandum. The
very fact that advisors of GGRM have been questioning the
legal strategy of other organisations with vast legal competence
in environmental matters is proof enough of their ignorance.
GGRM has been criminally sent on a wild goose chase and is
heading for disaster in the mega project issues. I have shared
it with the GGRM representatives personally on Sao Joao Day
after receiving their frantic calls for advise when they hit a
road block. It is only out of concern for the villagers that
I am not coming public on the blunders and loopholes
provided to builders through irresponsible advise.
-Soter
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