Are the dark days of the 1975 Emergency once again looming large?
In times when sadly most of the media is gagged or manipulated by the government of the day, it is the social networking sites like Face book and Twitter that provides you a forum to fearlessly express your thoughts and views on any issue. On Face book I have been a member of 120 groups some of which are Goa related and others connected with the legal arena on which I have been posting my views and opinions on various issues. Though my posts are not sugar coated as many would have liked, I always post only after ascertaining the facts. Anyone who differs is free to express his own viewpoint and incase I may have erred I would be more than pleased to most humbly stand corrected. Surprisingly from last evening while posting on any of these groups I get a message saying "You have been temporarily blocked from performing this action”. I can suspect this to be the handiwork at the instance of two monsters occupying high positions in Goa. It would not be proper for me to name them till I have some concrete evidence to that effect. So at the moment I can only post on my timeline which would only reach my 4999 friends. Have written to Face book last night and awaiting to hear from them as to at whose instance my freedom of speech and expression has been curtailed. Till the situation is rectified may I request you to kindly forward to other groups and share any of my posts you deem fit so that this high-handed attempt to muzzle our voice is at least to some extent thwarted. This morning it was paying the last respects to my school teacher Mrs. Bhavana Kholkar who passed away last evening. My teacher was very brave and outspoken. Never ever minced words in all that she had to say. In her little way she would always stand up against injustice and all that was wrong. Thank you Teacher, for showing me the way. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
