Not too often do we get an opportunity to thank a politician for doing something good and worthwhile.
Surprisingly, and he is a surprise to me, as he is a politician with a long political inning who is on his way to becoming something more - a statesman in the making! The Portuguese have rebuilt temples he says which they destroyed on the original site or rebuilt the same temples somewhere else, shows him showcasing the finest aspect of Hindu values - tolerance to all religions. God is one say Hindus for several millennia now. A while back he cited a lists of temples the Portuguese demolished and rebuilt. A man born into a Brahim priestly family he is knowledgable with regard to matters of ritual, tradition and religion. We cannot tamper with history without creating social unrest especially in Goa a small state with an iconic reputation for communal and religious harmony. The people of Goa salute you Power Minister Mr Sudin Dhavlikar. He is not without controversy in the world of religion and politics. He has been elected and reelected six time to the Goa Assembly. A fixture of the government - any government - it prompted CM Parsekar to quip: no matter which government is in power Sudin Davlikar is always PWD Minister. Not this time, though. He is Power Minister - and more power to him. He sometimes appears prudish when he criticizes the bikini as an inappropriate piece of dress or undress for the beach. A sari is a beautiful piece but is not the most suitable for the beach, right Mr Davlikar? As long as women do not go to temples, churches or mosques wearing a bikini there is no problem. No need to ban bikinis on the beach. But to be fair to Mr Sudin Davlikar, and a word of caution to the public: he is not completely off target - you cannot be careful enough as you never know what you might find inside a bikini.