GLOBAL GOANS KONKANI FORUM
c/o Rhythm House, Below City Hospital ,Opp. Meenaxi Hotel,
, Margao, Goa.403
601.Mob. 9822386579, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ref:- GGKF/ Press/ OLA
Date:- 7.8.2008
Press Note
Pundalik Naik, selfish as ever
What all will a person do, to retain his power ?
How far will a person go, to realize his "selfish-ambitions"?
We have seen people in the past, stooping very "low", for such reasons.
But, Pundalik Naik "takes the cake", for stooping to the lowest level.
He is a person, who would rather break the unity of Goans , then suffer a
set-back in fulfilling his "personal-ambitions".
A local Konkani Daily, in its issue of 27th August 2008, has published, on its
front page, the hostile reaction, of Mr. Pundalik Naik, to the sincere
intention of the Chief Minister of Goa, to undo the "injustice" caused to the
users of Roman Script, by the present "Official Language Act of Goa.".
It is very clear, from his hostile response, that Mr Pundalik Naik, is doing
his utmost best, to prevent Goans from ever "uniting".
Mr. Pundalik Naik has been manipulating anything and everything, that's going
on, only to hide his real intentions.
In sheer desperation, Mr Pundalik Naik calls, even the common anxiety of all
Legislators, cutting across Party-Lines, to settle the long pending, "Roman
Script issue", as a ploy of the Congress-led co-alition Government, of Mr
Digamber Kamat and the Opposition Party.
Further, Mr Pundalik Naik, in his effort to fool the Goans, says that in 1987,
just as the Christians of Goa , agreed to give up the "Roman Script', the
Hindus of Goa, agreed to give up 'Marathi".
Would anyone believe this ? Whom is Mr Pundalik Naik fooling ?
First of all, no Christian ever agreed to sacrifice the Roman Script.
How could any one agree, to reject the Script which brought respectability to
Konkani Language?
Such a thing could possibly exist, only in the "hidden agenda " of Mr Pundalik
Naik and a few of his manipulators.
Secondly, did Mr. Pundalik Naik really sacrifice "Marathi" ?
If so, why is Marathi, safely included inside the "Official Language Act"?
Mr Pundalik Naik "had the cake and ate it too", by putting, both "Devnagari
Konkani" and "Marathi" inside the "Official Language Act".
He is a partner in crime, to keep "Konkani in Roman Script", out of the
'Official Language Act".
Can he deny that ?
Was this not done by you Mr Pundalik Naik ?
You "used" the Christian community, for your selfish purpose, and discarded
them after your job was done.
But rest assured , the Roman Script will sooner or later, enter the "Official
Language Act of Goa", with full dignity.
You cannot go on fooling all Goans, all the time.
By now, the people of Goa are fully aware of your "sinister designs".
Goans will never forgive you for "back-stabbing" them.
Goans will never forgive you for trying to "divide them on communal lines".
What will you achieve, with all this Mr Pundalik Naik ?
Your term as the "President" of the Goa Konkani Akademi, is getting over in
October 2008.
That's just "a month away".
Do you think the present Government, will ever back you, for one more term?
Or, are you actually trying to dislodge the Government , for achieving your
selfish goals?
Wilson Mazarello
(President, Global Goans Konkani Forum)
