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MLA Ramrao turns 'spoiler' at school prize distribution HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, FEB 7 - The one-day Quepem taluka primary and middle school sports meet at the Government Sports complex, here on Tuesday had one spoil-sport — Curchorem MLA Ramrao Dessai. The organisers were in for a rude shock when they received a message from the Curchorem MLA that he would not attend the prize distribution ceremony as the chief guest. And to add insult to injury, Mr Dessai informed them that the prizes sponsored by him were cancelled. However, philanthropist Shyam Satardekar came to their rescue and sponsored prizes worth Rs 10,000 and attended the prize distribution ceremony as chief guest. President of the organising committee and Balli ZP Member Subhash Phal Dessai narrated the sequence of events, in his welcome address at the prize distribution ceremony on Tuesday evening. The organisers expressed strong resentment over the insensitive attitude of the Curchorem MLA towards the young participants. Rumours were rife that the Curchorem MLA was peeved with the organisers for inviting an arch-rival, Shyam Satardekar, a Curchorem-based industrialist, for the inaugural function and had decided to boycott the concluding function. Mr Satardekar is one of the prospective candidates to contest the assembly polls from the Congress ticket. -- Salaam ali kum. Gabe Menezes. London, England
