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Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>radharao gracias <graciasradha...@gmail.com> *THE DR.BARBOSA: YOU DID NOT KNOW* There was in the years, following liberation a strong undercurrent, to the effect, that no Catholic is entitled to be the Chief Minister of the State. , Dr.Barbosa must be at peace, somewhere out there. Right now, perhaps he must be busy spreading cheer around with his imposing presence and commanding voice, the like of which Goans may not see, for a long time, to come.<<<<<< -- * *COMMENT: Dear Mr. Gracias, or should I stick to Goan conventional appelation for gentlemen of the Bar, Dear Advocate Radharao Gracias or perhaps the Portuguese convention of calling such gentlemen as you, Dotor. But I digress here. Your article on Dr. Barbosa was certainly a great piece of writing. Having lived in Goa at the time that these events were unfolding, I can vouch for the fact that no Catholic could become a CM of Goa was a given in political and everyday thought at that point in time. True, that Dr. Barbosa paved the way for new political thought and acceptance in Goa, but as you have pointed out that those who succeeded him and crossed the rubicon/ Mandovi (here I beg to differ with you, in Goan equivalent terms it would be the Zuari) Most of his followers were from Salcette and were more interested in their own personal agendas rather than furthering the cause of Goa and Goans. Shame, shame!! On the whole, your article is very balanced and very informative. May Dr. Barbosa rest in peace. As a footnote, may I add that on a train trip from Mumbai to Vasco, I came across a sign board by the rail tracks stating "Home of Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa, Ex- Chief Minister of Goa" Could this have been at Cuellim? I am not too sure of the Geography of Salcette.* **"Tony de Sa" * *< tonydesa at gmail dot com > *