SHANTARAM NAIK M.P. 2137, Near Swami Math,
Gogol, Margao, Goa 0832-2759555 098681813449422439990 26th Nov.2011 *GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TO ISSUE POSTAL STAMP TO MARK 50 YEARS OF GOA’s INDEPENDENCE* FOR HE FAVOUR OF PUBLICATION Department of post of the ministers of communication proposes to issue a commemorative stamp on 19/12/2011 to mark the Fifty years of Goa’s Independence, which was Liberated from Portugese rule of 450 years ago. Mr.Shantaram Naik M.P and Secretary AICC, in a statement issued today has said that Mr Sachin Pilot Union Minister fore State in the Ministry of Communications will be releasing the stamp at a function in Goa. Freedom of the country became complete in the real sense only on the liberation of Goa on 19th December 1961, Mr Naik said. Mr Naik said that although he had requested to the Government of India, through Special Mention made in the Rajya Sabha on 23rd March,2011, that Goa’s Independence Day should be observed as “ Swatantrya Purti Diwas the Home Minister Shri P Chidambaram, has written to Mr Naik that apart from Goa some other areas such as Puducherry ,Karaikal Yanam and Mahe were also freed from foreign control after independence of India and therefore similar demands may be raised from these areas . The Minister says further in his letter to Mr Naik that it may raise a controversy whether our independence on August 15, 1947 was only partial, and therefore, the minister has expressed regrets that he cannot accede to Mr Naik’s proposal to observe Goa’s liberation Day as “Swatyantr Purti Diwas” at National level. Mr Naik , in a statement issued today, has said that he would make another last minute effort in this regard. RELEASED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------