All this snafu over "toilets" is pissing me off 😠👿. Somebody on FB said, Rane should know that in England the word used is "Washroom" or "Restroom." I think, washroom is because the room has a wash-basin for washing hands after the use of toilet-paper. in most men's washrooms have urinals. Restrooms are largely spacious rooms for relaxation, and may or may not have toilets.
Eugene On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 4:01 PM Eugene Correia <eugene.corr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not necessary. I find the commentary sound but bit off-the-point in some > places. One must know the history of the Ranes of Sattari to fully > understand the context of the writer of the piece on Rane Sr. He's isn't > just the one who has dirty hands but almost all of them. Corruption is > rampant in Indian politics, and why should Goa be an exception? A wide > broom is needed to clean the mess, yeah, a BIG toilet-brush to clean the > filth, the shit that's left on the Indian political landscape. > Therefore, there's an urgent need to find a cleaner who can clean India's > political toilets. Is there such a man in Indian politics? > > Eugene > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 2:11 PM Roland Francis <roland.fran...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I can’t vouch for this litany, but it needs to be in the wind. >> >> Quote >> The family lineage of Pratap is linked to marauders, looters and thieves >> who used to plunder the population of Goa, take women captive and even loot >> temples. They became vassals of the Portuguese, swore allegiance to >> colonial masters and paid taxes to them collected from Goan serfs. >> >> By chance was made a MLA and Minister by Bandodkar, but betrayed the MGP >> and was among the first defectors to join Congress. Was lucky to be picked >> by AN Naik and made a compromise CM due to crab fights between Naik and >> Willy. >> >> As long reigning CM did nothing for Goa, but built a dam near his >> property, cultivated farms, became a rich farmer and exported vegetables >> and milk to Maharastra, earning in lakhs in 50 years ago rupees. Only >> contribution to Goa was Kadamba Transport. >> >> Had lived on Government largesse right from 1972. Does not carry money >> since doors open to him in hotels, restaurants, bookshops and elsewhere. >> >> One case of corruption was filed against him by Dubhashi, not seen to be >> corrupt but allowed his ministers to loot and allowed the culture of >> corruption to destroy Goa. His only interest was his chair. >> >> Though he speaks in Konkani, he cannot take off the tag of being >> ANTI-GOAN. He never took oath in Konkani but only English or Hindi. He >> allowed Goa to burn during the Language agitation and refused to grant >> Official Status to Konkani and parked himself in Delhi, such that Rajiv >> Gandhi had to chase him and tell him to go to Goa and solve the Language >> Tangle. The Language Bill was pushed by Rajiv Gandhi. >> >> Who elected Pratap as leader? he himself? or the people? How did he >> become CM on his own or due to support from people of different >> communities. >> >> The current “toilet-cleaner” remarks are not only anti-Goan but also >> communal. While some Goans possibly do menial jobs, his feudal mentality >> has blinded him to the present PM of Portugal being Goan by origin; the >> long serving MP of UK being Goan by ancestry adding to a list of many MPs >> and people of authority in UK, Portugal and other countries in Europe, >> America, Australia and Africa. >> >> Why has Pratap not left Goa and why is he a slave of the BJP? >> Pratap still holds the colonial Portuguese ‘Mokasdari’ fiefdoms in >> Sattari, where the people living on the land are his slaves. They do not >> have tenancy rights and hence Pratap has camped here so that no CM extends >> tenancy rights to Sattari. (Sanvordem, Keri, Poriem, Saleli, Advoi are the >> villages in Sattari where the Mokasdari system of land tenure exists since >> the Portuguese regime. Rane and Desai families in Sattari are the title >> holders to fiefdoms granted to them by the old rulers as a reward for >> military services rendered by their ancestors.This is also the case in >> Pernem). He is aware that the BJP ringmaster knows this, hence he is >> mortally scared of the BJP. Besides now of course his son has joined BJP >> to evade the Sex Scandal near Dhempe college, the whip of this case is >> still with ringmaster; and to evade his many scams of the past as minister. >> >> Lastly, after 46 years as MLA, what is Pratap's contribution to Goa. >> Nothing! He has been a selfish politician, not known to help the poor and >> needy like Bandodkar did. Looked after family and his property. He is the >> oldest serving politician and still craves to be CM. Is there no retirement >> age for this anti-Goan, feudal, communal, lucky, opportunist? >> >> Roland. >> >>