Dear Dy Chief Minister,Hon. Francisco D'Sousa Whatever statement you have made is absolutely right as far as the law is concerned. But when you have already burned your fingers earlier, I feel you should restrict getting more and more into such controversies or conflicts as you are a Hindu Catholic said earlier and later retrieved.You know very well that RSS is trying to penetrate in Goa with full force and that you and anybody from the Catholic group may not be able to stop it if something goes wrong or beyond control. It is better to prevent entering into the conflict rather than asking for trouble. Hope you will take this advice which will help you to remain in BJP party forever. Stephen DiasD.Paula Deputy CM finds ‘nothing wrong’ in RSS statementTNN | Dec 30, 2014, 02.50 AM IST inShare Comments <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/DyCM-finds-nothing-wrong-in-RSS-statement/articleshow/45682118.cms#write> More <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/DyCM-finds-nothing-wrong-in-RSS-statement/articleshow/45682118.cms?prtpage=1> A A READ MORE Sharad Kunte <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sharad-Kunte>|RSS Leader <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/RSS-leader>|Deputy Chief Minister <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/deputy-chief-minister> RELATED
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