This has reference to the letter on the proposed Shivaji Statue in sea off Mumbai . http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=7892&date=2017-01-23&pageid=1
It is very obvious from the letter how many people get swayed and incited when issues are represented with religious overtones and patriotism. They lose rationality as to the feasibility, adverse scientific side effects on environment and monetary thriftiness that goes along with such monstrous structures. India has a lot of personalities in its history. Each of them having large amount of followers in India. That should not be the reason for building monstrous statues of each of them, like of Emperor Akbar at Delhi, or Tipu Sultan in Bengaluru, or even Alfonso de Albuquerque offshore Goa. In fact, were it not for Alfonso de Albuquerque who carved out Goa from the Indian subcontinent five centuries back, Goa might have been just another Indian village in Maharashtra or Karnataka. And India would not have the opportunity to host International events like BRICS summit, CHOGM, or DefExpo, etc . in Goa in a show of its unique environment. It would not also, for the same reason make Indians want a second home in Goa. Would these same people agree to other statues? Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
