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Dear Mr. Gonsalves,
If I was a Saraswat Hindu friend of yours, I would really give you a piece of
my mind, in person, for you views and writings about my community.
I reckon, either your friends are ignorant of what you write here or are
too laid back to confront you! Then again, you have not mentioned if you
have any "Saraswat Hindu" friends.
I have been on this forum since the mid-90s and have seen a handful of anti
Saraswat writings, two of which have come from you. It looks as if you are
hellbent on discrediting Saraswat Hindus, for whatever your personal vendetta
is. I don't say that every Saraswat is an exemplary person, but then that is the
case with every sect and religion. I have worked for the Goa government as
well as the Mormugao Port Trust. Never ever have I seen that Saraswats have
been given preferential treatment at jobs. It was just the contrary. How and
where you come with these statistics about Saraswats cornering jobs, is indeed
an intrigue to me. Then again, that has no link to Konkani, Devnagari script or
Sanskrit!
Reiterate what you like, you have a biased mind!
Nagesh Bhatcar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: godfrey gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Mr. Bhatcar,
Believe me Mr Bhatcar, majority of my friends are Hindus and Saraswats still form my inner circle. They have never ever objected to forthright views on this or any other subject. The same views were highlighted in the local and national daily at the peak of the Konkani agitation.
I mean no hatred to any community because though born of Catholic parents they have thought me to respect every religion. Till this day I visit the temples churches and mosques partake in any religious festivity with ease. In fact I am a staunch believer that all religions lead to one God.
I therefore reiterate what I have stated.
godfrey j. i. gonsalves borda margao goa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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