GL responds Another son-of-the-soil scores big after leaving the home land.We wish him (and all sons and daughters 'of-the-soil' immigrants) all the best for themselves and their progeny. These successful individuals could be great mentors for Goans in the native land in and in the diaspora both in India and abroad. My only plea is when they pay a visit to their ancestral home, they be given a grand reception, unlike the private reception Antonio Coast received only from his immediate family - not even his neighborhood and town. Goanetters and others may want to review the accounts of the reception John F. Kennedy received in Ireland - even though he was fourth generation Irish-American. Regards, GL
-------------------------From: V M [Goanet] Leo Varadkar leads the way for Ireland & India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Leo-Varadkar-leads-the-way-for-Ireland-India/articleshow/58867960.cms A political earthquake is shaking up Ireland, as 38-year-old Leo Varadkar piles up unassailable support for his campaign to take over leadership of the ruling Fine Gael party from the long-time prime minister (or Taoiseach) Enda Kenny. Currently the Minister for Social Protection, he will be the youngest leader in party history, and one of the youngest heads of state in the world. But there are other unique factors at play in this story. Varadkar's father is an immigrant from Mumbai, and he'll become the second serving European leader of Indian origin, alongside Portugal's (Goan) Antonio Costa. Also, just two years ago, on his 36th birthday, the star campaigner "came out" in public about his homosexuality. Now he will be just the fourth openly gay world leader in history, after Belgium's Elio Di Rupo, Iceland's Johanna Sigurdardottir and Luxembourg's Xavier Bettel.
