Marathi Has No Case In Goa
By CHANDRAKANT KENI hysteric outburst of Gomantak Marathi Academy and some others, who call themselves protagonists of Marathi language, over the announcement of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar on 125th birth anniversary of late Vaman Raghunath Varde Valaulikar alias Shenoy Goembab, is both irrelevant and untenable. The Chief Minister announced his Government's decision to celebrate on state level the birth anniversary of the great Goan, who apart from being a doyen of modern Konkani literature, was a great champion of the struggle to restore the lost Goan identity and the honour of the people of Goa. In fact, Konkani, which has been recognised by the Constitution of India and National Academy of Letters, owes much to the efforts of late Shenoy Goembab for the yeomen services he rendered for the cause of Konkani language and Goan identity.But the Chief Minister gave more importance to take the message of Goan identity to the nook and corner of Goa. There was nothing in his speech, which could be termed as discriminatory or controversial. Yet protagonists of Marathi, bent upon to revive the language controversy, conveniently twisted Chief Minister's statement to justify biased or provocative reaction. As a matter of fact, the Chief Minister reiterated what he had earlier stated in the Assembly, while delivering his budget speech. Navhind Times on Line Fwd - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
