Who is this Daniel Gonzalez? That surname does not seem to be a Goan one. The Goan surname which is close to his is GONCALVES or GONSALVES. Is he a Goan or an East Indian (Norter) from Mumbai/Bombay? He is calling Hindus 'communal' when his entire post shows him to be very communal minded indeed. And he has digressed from the subject he began writing on, to something totally different. Does Daniel have any statistics to prove to us all that 'Decade after decade Catholics have religiously voted for the congress party'?
We all know the outcome and results of having reservations for particular communities. That is a big NO. What we must fight against is corruption, and let everyone have an open field to compete in. That is the only way our country can grow. Not by favouring any particular community with reservations. About the Catholic Church: What is this all about? Is Daniel making assumptions or general statements? If he has a problem with his church, he must take it up with the Church authorities, and not waste precious bandwidth on Goanet. And he must do it in Mumbai/Bombay where he seems to see the problem. Goanet is a forum for Goans to share and discuss Goan issues. Raj Rajesh Dessai