John
The 13 colonies revolted against England because they refused to be
considered second-class citizens. Whites born in America were forming
a resistance against the white colonizers who imposed high taxes. The
true Americans, the so-called Indians, were meanwhile being
exterminated.
In Goa during the Portuguese colonial regime, there never were
"democratically elected representatives of the people of Goa." Only
Christians were well regarded by the unelected government in Lisbon,
and most Hindus in Goa were treated with disdain. As for "it is the
96th anniversary of the Goan Declaration of Self-Determination," only
a minority group of Christians defended that declaration.
The majority, through integration with Mother India, was led by Ram
Manohar Lohia, Julião Meneses, T.B. Cunha, Luís Menezes Bragança,
Evágrio George, P.D. Gaitone, and even Jack Sequeira.
António Anastásio Bruto da Costa, a landowner and admirer of Salazar,
did not want a break with Lisbon and defended dependence with limited
autonomy from foreigners, second-class citizens.
Goa, today, as one of the states of India, is governed by Goans
elected democratically. The rulers are natives of Goa and speak
Konkani, and Lisbon does not send a governor-general who only spoke
Portuguese and defended foreign interests.
A day of joy for Goans occurred on 19/12/1961.
Alberto
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