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On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 10:52 PM, Aires Rodrigues <[email protected] > wrote: > Today would have been my 6th death anniversary. On 13th October 2008 while > I was relishing the famed Chicken Xacuti at the Ashok Restaurant in Panaji > a gruesome attempt was made by an armed gang of seven who had come fully > ready to dispatch me to heaven or maybe to hell. It was, however, a very > incredible miraculous escape from the jaws of death. My time may have not > have been up. Fighting injustice is no easy task. One faces a backlash of > crank calls, vicious anonymous letters and more seriously the risk of an > attempt on one's life. > > > > Over the last 40 years of fighting against injustice, nobody has been able > to intimidate me. I have never been cowed down by any threats of > consequences that I have had to face for speaking out fearlessly. > > > > Over the years I have never hesitated to take on the powerful and mighty > over a wide range of issues. Be it the Governor of Goa on the Right to > Information Act or the High Court Judges attending private dinners with > Advocates, I have never shied away from pursuing a whole range of issues > involving senior politicians to well-connected bureaucrats. Even that > October > 13th 2008 brutal attempt on my life has not cowed me down. > > > > I have had nothing personal against anyone about whom I have raised issues > over the years. When highlighting an issue, it is bound to hurt some > individuals. Have I hurt one too many? One has to have the spine to speak > out against things that are wrong. I will continue to highlight any > injustice that I see. Nothing shall deter me and my commitment in this > regard. The risk of having one's fingers chopped is a small price one may > have to pay in the bigger battle against corruption and injustice. > > > > I am content that over the years I have been able to help a lot of people > without being a Panch, Sarpanch, MLA or MP. One does not have to hold any > position to serve those seeking justice. In recent years the Right to > Information Act has been a big aid and a very handy tool in fighting for > what is right and exposing the rampant corruption. > > > > Looking back over the last four decades, I do not regret having taken up > any issue I did. At times one pays a heavy price in fighting public causes > but one needs to maintain the spirit and keep on fighting. Life is a very > short voyage, a journey, the end of which we know not. So let's keep up the > big fight. > > 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 > -- +++++++++++++ Venantius J Pinto
