------------------------------------------------------- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html -------------------------------------------------------
The Congress Party appears less corrupt without Churchill Alemao. He sure was the most corrupt Goan politician around. Carmo D'Cruz ex Velim, Goa, now INDIAN Harbour Beach, Florida. ALVA: CONGRESS WON'T BOW TO BLACKMAIL PANJIM: All India Congress Committee general secretary Margaret Alva yesterday said the Congress will not bow down to "blackmailers", and added that Churchill Alemao's exit would not affect the party's prospects in the June 2 Assembly elections. Indicating that the Congress' central leadership was taking the Goa polls seriously Alva said several star campaigners will descend on Goa's horizons to rally support for the party. Besides Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, Ambika Soni, Sachin Pilot and various Congress Chief Ministers would campaign in the state.
