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From: William Robert Da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: {ONE GOA} TitBits.014
> Floriano,
> Your TitBits would read wonderful as Tits and Bits. Tits speaks for itself
> and
> Bits too. Together they summarise a world of fun, frolic and serious
> commentary
> on the political scene of Goa. So, TITS AND BITS. Floriano Lobo.
>
> Your analysis of PM's desire to dialogue with VHP and RSS is biassed. The
> secular
> NDA has every right and duty to dialogue with outfits of a religious
nature,
> its
> parallels will be CBCIs, Muslims, Adamsena, Catholic Sabha etc. The latter
> are
> not secular outfits, very communal and religiously so. These latter profit
> from
> Indian being secular, RSS and VHP do not. That is the crux of the problem.
>
> I hope you realise it. If you need more explanation on it I will send you.
> But this
> should be understood: Muslims are not secular, Christians are secular. But
> they
> can become and remain Muslim and Christian in a "secular" India. BJP
cannot,
> RSS cannot, VHP and BD cannot. This is not grasped generally by the
> minorities.
> That is why we have problem. Jews had this problem in Europe. They have it
> in USA. They did not have it in pre-British India.
>
> With best wishes,
> William
>
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