Well said, Dr. Josi Colago. To your comments I would like to add the following:
1. What made Mr. Lambert Mascarenhas address his letter to "Goa Today" instead of wanting it to reach the readers of the "local publication" where the Portuguese Consul-General's interview was published? 2. On the strength of what document did Mr. Mascarenhas write +On behalf of Goa Freedom Fighters and also of Goan people in general, I am hereby stating, even affirming, that the proud Goans expect or want nothing from Portugal;? Did the Goa Freedom Fighters Association appoint him their attorney? And does he hold any mandate from +the Goan people at large;? 3. On what capacity does Mr. Mascarenhas lambaste the former Portuguese President Dr. Mario Soares and state that +arguably, it is a great mistake on the part of the ex-President of Portugal, Mario Soares ... to declare the Goans born prior to 1961, Liberation of Goa, as Portuguese citizens;? The then President of Portugal limited himself to speak out a truth, namely, that according to the Portuguese Nationality Law all the Goans, Damanese and Diuese born and registered in those territories while they were still under Portuguese administration (i.e. prior to December 19, 1961) do have a right to claim the status of full-fledged citizens of Portugal - provided that adequate and fool-proof evidence of that birth and registration is produced and filed at the Central Registry in Lisbon. Mario Soares did not make any mistake; he just told publicly what the law states. Jorge _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected])
