[Goanet] BIRTHDAY BASH FOR CHURCHILL ALEMAO
The Mormugao Parliamentary Constitutency ,Member of Parliament Lok Sabha (House of People or Commons) Shri. Churchill Braz Alemao, celebrates his 57th birthday today. 16.5.1949) It is also the day his beloved brother late Alvernaz was killed in an encounter at Fatrade Varca over an alleged smuggling charge, just a couple of miles away from his residence at Novangally Varca while the younger brother Mr Kennedy Alemao entered into the seventh sacrament of matrimony on the same date in 1990. Whatever be Mr Alemao's educational profile whether segundo grau ( Portuguese educated as he recently confessed ) or Standard VI the fact remains that he has not studied beyond middle school. However he has been able to establish rapport with chaste spoken Konkani with niz Goencars. His late father Mr Braz Alemao was a "Cabo" in the Portuguese Police and his alleged extravagant life style selling family owned real estate and finally ending up in his well is the reason most people believe led to the poor economic upbringing of Mr Alemao the eldest of the six brothers, three of whom including Mr Churchill who have entered politics and are elected representatives as of today. It is the older Alemao Mr Churchill that brought up the others duly assisted by their favourite "Mam " deceased Mr J B Ferrao. Mr Alemao after a brief stint of sea farers life style having seen almost all the ports of the world and some countries abroad owing to his undying love for the worlds largest supported sport -- football, began his innings with the Varca Sports Club. Ironically his native village Novangully Varca is in the Navelim not Benaulim Assembly constituency of his now " bete noire" and "cumpar" Mr Luizinho Faleiro Minister for Industries and Education and MLA Navelim. Having been successful in organising the traditional Carnaval Dance on "Sabado Gordo" or Fat Saturday for successive years by his Varca Sports Club, Mr Alemao tried his stint in politics for the first time in 1984 but lost to Francisco Monte Cruz in the Benaulim Assembly Conastituency. In November 1989 and was elected as MLA Benaulim Constitutency and became the first Catholic Chief Minister of the State of Goa for the shortest innings from 27th March 1990 until 14 April 1990 under the PDF Government holding the portfolios of Sports (a portfolio which the then and present CM of Goa Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane elected for the consecutive third term had denied to Mr Alemao which resulted in the unseating of Mr Rane and the formation of the PDF Government in Goa ) At this stage Rane and Churchill were bitter foes. Now they enjoy a blow hot blow cold relation thanks to the junior Vishwajit Rane. His role in the September 1985 Konknni Porjecho Avaz KPA and his sudden appearance in the then Goa Legislative Assembly at the Old Secretariat earned him the sobriquet of Robin hood -- the agitation the first of its kind saw trees strewn accross the roads and blockade a la ULFA style in Assam; and the recognition for Konkani as our mother tongue was commendable. However Catholic Goans did not benefit due his shorsightedness and the betrayal that he suffered by the pro only Devanagari script Konknni lovers. He was misled to believe that Konknni in Devanagari was the natural script for Konknni -- no doubt this was declared cunningly so by a coterie at the highest literary level the Sahitya Akademi in New Delhi on 21.11.1981. Churchill was not aware of this until recently. The denial of Official recognition to Konknni in Roman script brought bitterness amongst the Catholics who in one stroke became second class citizens in their own land. The irony of the situation was that Mr Alemao sent his only son now training as a Commercial pilot in distant kangaroo country Australia, to an English medium school in Panaji. Mr Alemao has now publicly assured on a platform at Azad Maidan in February, 2006 that 18 years down the line he has realised the injustice done to Konknni in Roman script and he will ensure that Roman script will also be given official recognition in the Official Language Act 1987 vide an amendment before the end of this year 20th December, 2006 late Floriano Vaz was killed at Gogol Fatorda Goa first martyr for Konknni. Thereafter he was elected in 1994 as member of Parliament and again in 1999 as MLA Benaulim. He had his innings both in the UGDP the Indian National Congress. His latest battle is for retention of Dabolim as an International airport and NO to MOPA up North in Pernem taluka as a saviour of niz Goencars. But at the same time Mr Alemaos boast of promotion of tourism during his tenure has also witnessed the over kill that tourism industry has done to niz Goencars and Mr Alemao has no plans to ensure that the interests of Goans are provided. His uncertain stand when it comes to politics despite being smitten on several ocassions by the national party the INC has made his voter base render him only issue based support; yet when it comes to voters i
Re: [Goanet] BIRTHDAY BASH FOR CHURCHILL ALEMAO
Hi Godfrey Many thanks for your interesting profile of Churchill Alemao. I have always been intrigued by this character with the unusual name of Churchill. But then, I have come across Goan Christian names like Roosvelt, Hitler and possibly even Stalin from reliable info from Jorge and others. But perhaps, an Osama is probably premature for now! On one point, possible not in your account, did Alemao not recently travel to help his daughter take up a university place in the UK? I am sure your research could even tell us which university was found acceptable to discerning Churchill! Another point often also recounted, and I did hear it personally from a hotel owner, is that, Churchill and his brothers invariably ate at expensive restaurants/hotels and walked out without ever paying. Do you know anything about this aspect re this illustrious scion of Goa? Finally, would my perception of Churchill as part of Goa's Mafia be entirely erroneous? Regards Cornel DaCost, London, UK. - Original Message - From: "godfrey gonsalves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: [Goanet] BIRTHDAY BASH FOR CHURCHILL ALEMAO The Mormugao Parliamentary Constitutency ,Member of Parliament Lok Sabha (House of People or Commons) Shri. Churchill Braz Alemao, celebrates his 57th birthday today. 16.5.1949) It is also the day his beloved brother late Alvernaz was killed in an encounter at Fatrade Varca over an alleged smuggling charge, just a couple of miles away from his residence at Novangally Varca while the younger brother Mr Kennedy Alemao entered into the seventh sacrament of matrimony on the same date in 1990. _ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
