Dear Joseph,
I am really surprised at reading your article below. Some of the comments
made by you are really strange and do not actually make sense.
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The number of Goan Hindus working in the Gulf is not as large as it could be
because of the Islamic bogey; they simply do not want to work for Muslims.
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The fact is that there is quite a large number of Goan Hindus working in the
Gulf and other parts of the world. In the Gulf itself one will find Goan
Hindus working in managerial and senior positions whereas one can find a
large number of Goan Christians working as waiters, cooks, mechanics and
other similar jobs (although not all).
Your article below suggests Hindus to be like extremists and Christians to
be secular. You are totally off track when you suggest that Hindus just do
not want to work for Muslims.
There are some politicians who want Hindu votes, some want Christian votes,
some want Muslim votes and some Sikh votes. They are the bastards of our
society. It is pathetic to see educated individuals like yourself falling
into their trap and writing articles such as these. Such writings only
create more of a gap that actually bridging it between our people.
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During Portuguese rule (until 1961), which was a Catholic government,
Catholics were obviously favoured for government jobs, a fact which has been
buried in
the racial memory of Goan Hindus. They think of it as injustice and
discrimination, and now, with the Portuguese gone, they are trying to remedy
the
situation. But in doing so, probably those in positions of power are going a
bit too far towards the other extreme, though that might
also be a transitional phase because it is an
obviously lop-sided development and needs to be corrected.
UNQUOTE
Was it alright to give preference to Catholics for govt jobs during the
Portuguese rule. Now that they have gone, we Catholics want secularism ???
Does an article such as yours actually smell of secularism or does it smell
of Christian extremism and desperation ??
For your information there were a number of Hindus also holding responsible
govt jobs during that time.
CONCLUSION
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This group has been posting some very interesting articles on Goa and Goans.
Please do not ruin it by writing such stuff. It is dangerous to have
people with such opinions in the field of journalism.
ABOUT ME
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I attend church every Sunday with wife and kids. I have taught them never
to disrespect people of other religions. I only hope that after I am gone,
they or their kids do not read such material which will create hatred in
their hearts.
A SUGGESTION TO YOU, SIR
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Pls take this in the right spirit. You know what I have commented is
correct.
Thanks you and God bless,
James
PRAISE THE LORD !
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