Since it is off-season for football in Dubai, though I am not sure if one-day
tournaments are played on Fridays, Bonnie seems to put his energies in
explaining the intricacies of Goa's politics in his inimitable style and, alas,
words, which are really remarkable when written in all-caps. Holy-moly, this
coming from a man who isn't sure how to spell his own name.
Trying to tell us the background of Saligao's football ground issue is one
thing and trying to tell us about Ram Sena is another. Which motherland is
Bonnie or Bonny talking about? Well, ghantis, to use his derogative word for
those some of us hate, do belong to the motherland called India or Bharat, if I
may say so.
By the way, what unity is Bonnie talking about? Ask any football fan in Dubai
about Bonnie's display of unity. How united is "United Goans", one of the
groups organizing Goan football in Dubai? Bonnie was part of it for one year
then jumped to another one the next year, came back the year after and went
back to the original rival again the following year. Well, he did it for money,
so one could forgive him.
Similarly, the ghantis have jumped the "ghats" for making "money" in Goa. So,
in reality, one can hold a grudge against them? Didn't Bonnie, I and many Goans
jump into Dubai for money?
I wish Goa was absent of "outsiders." But my wish and that of those like me,
Bonnie and others may not come true. That is the said truth.
Eugene Correia
