Will Mr. Barve kindly tell me who has given this "interesting news"
-- and "again and again" -- before? I must be foolish to think I was
attempting something like this for the first time...
Will Mr. Barve kindly also disclose the rank/name of all other Goans
(who he obviously implies I left out -- deliberately or otherwise) who
served India as commissioned/ranked defence officers??
Will Mr. Barve also come to terms with the fact that I was on Indian
defence officers of Goan origin, who are NOT recruited by way of
"recruitment drive in Goa" -- but by an all-India competitive entrance
exam for the NDA/IMA/etc?
And finally, will Mr. Barve stop thinking that I am some walking
encyclopaedia on defence officers of Goan origin? If he needs to
know the date of commissioning of any officer, he can jolly well
search the official defence website www.bharatrakshak.com
Or, if the shoe pinches, face facts, and keep his trap shut.
Rgds, v
----- Original Message -----
From: "SHRIKANT BARVE" <shri8...@yahoo.com>
To: <goa...@goanet.org>; "goanet" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>
Cc: <valmi...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 3:07 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Of Portuguese Crosses, Indian Swords & Goans.:
HERALD(Goa),May 16, 2010
"My far-from-complete lists of Goan commissioned officers in India's armed forces feature 286 names - Army 144, Navy 36 and IAF 106.
Of the 286 Goans who helped defend the nation's borders and honour, 263 (or 92%) are the MGP's "unpatriotic, anti-national" Goan
Catholics, who comprise 30% of the population. 65% of Goa's Hindu population, in all, accounts for 23 defence officers."
This is an interesting news to be told again and again.
In last few Defence recruitment drive in Goa passing percentage is single digit.
I am also interested 'and if author could provide us' the date of joining of these 286 Goan commissioned officers in India's armed
forces feature.
Shrikant Vinayak Barve
