Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:37:13 +0530 From: Goanet News <news.goa...@gmail.com>
Battle for Basilica Portugal's seven wonders spark controversy Devika Sequeira, Panaji, DH News Service: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 An initiative in Portugal to list the 7 wonders of Portuguese origin in the world has been slammed by historians as "silly", and has drawn angry reactions in many of its former colonies across the world. In Goa, the Freedom Fighters Association said Portugal had no business to claim the Basilica of Bom Jesus as a Portuguese monument and has asked the state government to take up the matter officially with Portuguese authorities. [end of excerpt] Mario observes: Whose freedom is the "Freedom Fighters Association" fighting for, I wonder? It seems like they have descended into sillyness. Whether the list is silly is a matter of opinion with little consequence. It was based on a poll that was not scientific and should be taken with a grain of salt. I come from a family that included actual Goan freedom fighters but have no problem with Bom Jesu being listed as a Portuguese monument, which it clearly is, having been built by the Portuguese. Everyone knows that it is now maintained by India as a historical monument. It is simply silly to even question this.
