Hello!!! BM - I am responding to this post because my name is mentioned in it, and the point deserves clarification: My response will be in capital letters so as to make it easier to the reader to distinguish it from the original post. The capital letters do not represent my emotional state at the time of this writing.
No one has questioned the decency or authenticity of Basilio Monteiro. In all good faith, Basilio Monteiro rendered the written story by Santosh Helekar, without knowledge of the inaccuracies which Santosh later admitted to on the forum. In hindsight, had Basilio Monteiro been advised of Santoshs subsequent admission of the inaccuracies in the story, then he [Basilio] would have not posted his last post on Goanet. BM - TILL TODAY I DO NOT NOT KNOW WHAT "INACCURACIES" IN THE PAPER OF MR. HELEKAR WE ARE REFERRING TO. I AM INDEED BAFFLED ABOUT THIS. IF I MAY MAKE ANOTHER POINT HERE: MR. HELEKAR'S PAPER WAS NOT A "STORY." IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO CONSTRUCT HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF MIGRATION BASED ON THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE. >Basilio says that:-> >1. the statement by Joe Vaz is inaccurate. Basilio Monteiro in all probability will NOT and cannot refute Santoshs own admission that there were inaccuracies in his [Santoshs] paper. He may only accept Santoshs aforementioned (after-the-event) admission. Therefore, the point of making inaccurate statements or Bearing False Witness does NOT arise, irrespective of what others have commented on the story. Now, if you JC want to change the version regarding Santoshs asserted admission, you need to contact Santosh himself, to change his story. He may oblige you and change his posted admission and, perhaps, rewrite history to make you happy. BM- THE INNACCURACY I REFERRED TO ABOVE WAS NOT ABOUT THE CONTENT OF MR. HELEKAR'S PAPER. THE ABOVE "INNACURACY" IS REFERRED TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO "PUZZLEMENT." OR ANY KIND OF DISCERNIBLE OR DETECTABLE BAFFLEMENT ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE PAPER READ/PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM. I HOPE THIS POINT IS ABUNDANTLY AND UNMISTAKEBLY CLEAR. THERE WAS DECENT, CIVIL AND THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION/DELIBERATION ON THE PAPER, AS WERE THE DELIBERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The Dictionary meaning of Student: a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. Therefore, an audience with zeal to learn may be referred to as students. BM - THE ABOVE IS WELL NOTED. I USED THE TERM 'STUDENT' IN A CONVENTIONAL SENSE, AND NOT IN A DENOTATIVE SENSE. I WILL NOT RESPOND FURTHER TO THIS THREAD. Basilio Monteiro
