Julio D'Silva, the head of the Goa BJP's Minority Wing writes at: http://www.goabjp.org/website/modules.php?name=Sections&sop=viewarticle&artid=19
"In the first place if the Congress President Sonia Gandhi truly loves India and Indianess, why is she still called Madame which is an European or rather Western term?"
And later Julio states
"True, she despite being an Italian � a nationality known the world over for its mafiosci � married an Indian. "
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I am no great fan of Sonia Gandhi but I wonder what Julio would like Sonia to be referred to as other than 'Madame'? When every senior woman politician, including Jayalalitha, is referred to as madame, why is Julio bringing up such trivial matters?
And if Italy is "known the world over for its mafiosci" (sic) I think Julio has a very prejudiced and uninformed view. Italy has a lot more going for it than the Mafia.
Again I repeat that I am no great fan of Sonia Gandhi, but to have someone like Julio speaking on behalf of minorities for the BJP in Goa is a travesty. Couldn't they find anyone more rational and better informed?
Cecil
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