Sachin Phadte looks at the VCD as an entertainment point of view. He admits, after looking at it superficially, the contents of the VCD are in par with the writings by freedom fighter T B Cunha.
Sachin Phadte says that he does not hold present day Goan Catholics responsible for vandalism. I don't know what vandalism Sachin is talking about. The ancestors of present day Catholics were the one who were oppressed. They were the one who were forcibly converted and tortured. If it was not for Mhal Pai of Vernem, who collaborated with Portuguese to oust Adil Shah, then we could probably have few Catholics and Muslim majority in Goa. Is it rational to hold the present day Catholics responsible or to apologize to Catholic community for the blunder by Hindu Brahmins who supported Portuguese in their sinister motive to bring an end to Adil Shah's rule? Will Sachin let us know why there are 34 flashes of cross in the unbalanced VCD? What is the subliminal message which this disgusting VCD is trying to perpetrate? Avelino Bastora/Kuwait ________________ Some on this list had disputed the facts as well. It was in this context that I mentioned about the article by TB Cunha, which to my mind would indicate that the facts in the VCD were reported correctly at least in context of the use of religion by the Portuguese colonisers. In response one member accused me of being anti non-Hindus. If this accusation is fair, then it would seem to me that it would be applicable to Mr Cunha as well. If so, then I seem to be in good company. All I am asking is that the facts should not be swept under the carpet. I have also said that I do not hold responsible the present day Christians for this.vandalism. However, if some of the present day Christians want to deny the facts, then one has to wonder. The present day Germans are not held responsible for what Hitler did to the Jews, because they do not deny the Holocaust. Sachin Phadte.
