The Editor Gomantak Times Panaji Dear Editor,
I applaud your deep sense of fair play and justice. As you so rightly observe in your editorial of Friday 21 August, appropriately weightily titled 'Of freedom of expression and religious sentiment', "till date no violent means have been employed" by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) against artist Subodh Kerkar. The HJS, as you so perspicaceously observe, has been "restricting itself to a press conference, threatening phone calls and a morcha". Bravo I say! No doubt you will shortly write another equally eloquent editorial demanding that Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane, that fine young Goan statesman, be immediately exonerated in a vile case brought against him by Adv Aires Rodrigues for making a threatening phone call to him. If threats given over a telephone cannot hurt Subodh, why on earth should anyone think they can hurt Aires? Why victimise poor Vishwajeet; he allegedly only made ONE threatening phone call, while the HJS hordes made hundreds to Subodh. I am sure, given your innate commitment to fair play and justice, that you cannot but agree, and will soon set pen to paper (or should I say fingers to keyboard?) to similarly support our great leader Vishwajeet! Yours in admiration, Sayeesh Naik House No: 841B Corte de Real Santa Cruz Ilhas Goa - 403 005 Tel: 9823026348 -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com!