DNS to observe Black Day on November 25 HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, NOV 23
A local group ‘Deshpremi Nagrik Samiti’ (DNS) will hold a protest march on November 25 against glorifying Portuguese rule in Goa.
In a letter to the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Giriraj Pai of the DNS has said that it will observe November 25 as Black Day as a protest against activities aiming to glorify the Portuguese.
“This is to draw your attention to several activities in the recent times, which are aimed at glorifying the cruel Portuguese rule in Goa. You may recall that recently, a Portuguese naval ship ‘NRP Sagres’ was docked in Goa to commemorate completion of 500 years of Portuguese setting foot on our beautiful motherland,” organization member Giriraj said in the letter.
He said that the protest will be a reminder of the most forgettable and humiliating rule of the Portuguese.
“It was on this day in 1510 that the Portuguese stepped on Goan soil with the evil motive of colonization. This marked the beginning of one the most brutal and barbaric era in Goa’s history; an era of dictatorship, forced religious conversions, slavery, destruction of temples, and exploitation of the local populace,” he further said.
The protest march, which will start from Mahalaxmi temple at Mala to Azad Maidan will also to pay respect to freedom fighters.
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