Arwin, What do you make of expat Goan communities getting entry into
the political world where they stay? Also, where do you get your
figure of 40% from? Just xenophobic politicians?
Could you clarify whether statistics are maintained in Goa (or the
rest of India) about ethnicity? AFAIK, the only question is "place of
birth". At one stage, six of eight members of our extended family
would have been considered as "non Goan" going by that criteria.
Please be careful as to whom you disenfranchise in your zeal.
The issue of bogus voting needn't be mixed with ethnicity. A number of
prominent individuals (from the anti-merger side) have made public
statements about their own bogus voting in 1967. Any comments on that?
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I guess it makes Sense since Goa's population is approx 40% migrants. Once
Goans go into a minority I assume they then would have a "Goan Cell". And I
won't be surprised if the other National Parties i.e. BJP and the Congress
follow suit (of course they particularly the Congress is already using the
non-goan vote to their advantage via illegal slums/migrant votebanks etc )
http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=228&boxid=62222750&uid=&dat=6/8/2011
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