NESSA MANHA, A LIBERDADE By: Alberto Leitao 1st. March, 2004
1. This has reference to the above article dated 20/12/03 by Mr. Fernando Rego on supergoa.com website in regard to Goa's Liberation. 2. In this article, Mr. Rego considers Vassalo e Silva , the last Governor General of Protuguese India, as the hero of liberation because he refused to carry out the orders of dictator 'Salazar' for which he was subsequently court marshaled . It is a fact that Vassalo e Silva saved Goa and Goans. But today, we Goans know who is plundering our beautiful State which had been always peaceful. 3. Mr. Rego admits that many Goans will not accept the take-over of Goa as "liberation", but consider it as "invasion". Mr. Rego, indeed, it was "invasion". At the orders of Nehru's Government, Indian Military marched into Goa and services of the Navy and the Air Force were used to bombard the Emissora de Goa ( Radio Station), the Dabolim Airport and other defence installations, thus violating all the U.N. General Assembly Resolutions. 4. Nehru who pretended to be a pacifist had always declared "My Government shall not use force to free Goa" but as we all know, he was forced to, because Goans never revolted against Salazar's rule, despite blockade and sanctions imposed by his Government. He knew that majority of the Goans were against annexation but were in favor of self- de termination and that too by peaceful means and under the supervision of U.N.O. 5. Immediately after the invasion, Nehru declared "My Government will protect the interests and the identity of the Goans", but once again he betrayed them. At that point of time the Congress was ruling with a brute majority and his Government could easily grant statehood to Goa with special status as in the case of Kashmir. It was Nehru who planted the seeds of discord amongst the different communities of Goa and since then there is no unity amongst Goans. 6. Nehru, when censured by the world leaders, had the audacity to say that Goa was part of India and that it had every right to annex it. But Nehru failed to invade and annex Kashmir which was part of India, and, because of his misdeeds, thousands of Kashmiris have been gunned down for the past 50 years and many Kashmiri pandits live in exile. 7. I would request Mr. Rego to reply to the various pertinent questions raised by Mr. Francisco Monteiro on the same website on 13/01/04 (supergoa.com-news). ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################