Brilliant, Nelson! Some splendid analogies. Its like he cow is about to give birth** but the bull / s lust to mount her.
**ergo, birth of a new awareness in / among those Goans who have been and kept very much out of tune with whatever kaka history bestows Much appreciation, —Venantius J Pinto On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 10:02 AM, Nelson Lopes <[email protected]> wrote: > Dr Jack Sequeira resurrected > > The renewed tamasha after 51 years to erect statue has not lost on any one > .It is a political move to gain mileage., The Congress when in power did > precious little towards this issue., Now they are raising > objections.,protests by boycott, Their formal, inconsequential > celebrations , honouring sundry individuals without people participation at > different Talukas was an eyewash. The GFP is moving forward politically > much to the surprise of the voters, but at least they have brought the > issue in sharp focus. .The MGP has no credible defense too offer, except > that the people have forgiven them, as if re election is measure of > peoples appreciation of defeat of merger? What is the presence of MGP in > assembly. Their stalwarts like Shasikala, Rane , Kalap have long deserted > the party for greener pastures which qualified the party to be disbanded > having lost its avowed purpose. All the 40 MLA including, C.M, Ministers > enjoying the power is only because the Goa is State by the virtue of > Opinion poll ,that ensured its separate identity. Otherwise Goa would just > be District with a Collector . Our composite culture, Konkanni language for > which Goa is famous tourist destination would have long been hanged by the > lamp post. Even than Marathi has been given back door recognition to > appease the mergerists and favaoured in MOI > > The statue of first CM at old secretariat should have been more than > justified as the honour to him. A Samadhi at Campal is not a place of > intended reverence to his memory.. The only gold Bandodkar trophy has lost > its luster and shine. .Another Statue at Assembly Complex is totally > misplaced and myopic vision. He did everything at his command to toil for > merger. MGP its designation/.nomenclature suggests exactly that even though > now its full form is tom foolery, with initials still > maintained. Glorifying Bandodkar with exalted position on pedestal as the > only monument in stone at New Assembly Complex is out of tune , reason, > lacks credibility and has no meaning for independent Goa, which he > tried to subvert with all his might .Though the Catholics were in minority, > others supported the opinion poll in its victory. It is not minority Vs > majority in clear margin .The press deliberately refrains from publishing > the details of the results, which would have given clear vision to the > present generation who desired its continuity and independence The growth > as state is a barometer of success among the states of India > > > The idea of statue is not the best in present times to perpetuate his > memory .There should be separate place to raise the statues of all and > sundry on the line of Arlington Cemetry for politicians to be alive in > death if land resource is a constraint. His name has not found favour even > to name a project .The father of opinion poll has been ignored and dumped > historically.., BJP with MGP is only pandering and pondering on vote > banks.. Statues at best only create awareness and, not curiosity to be > conscious and dig deeper in their life., The plaque of installation is > more prominent to make them indelible in sands of time. Canopy can protect > from bird droppings and enclosure assure safety against inclement weather. > Some like Mayati, Sadam Hussain. Idi Amin erected statues when alive and > we know the fate of these monstrosities, Other statues have been confined, > shifted to museums .Besides the statues are vandalized, destroyed creating > communal tensions and flare ups. The statues are given milk bath once a > year, garlanded with great fan fare and forgotten for the rest of the > year., There is no maintenance at all. Statues are eyesores on the horizon > > Move away from this static idea, decaying notion of immortality of statues > by annual forced respect.. The idea of pyramids is buried with Pahraos > .Have > annual day functions to commemorate opinion poll. , Honour many a unknown > face like freedom fighters. Not instituting pensions, Are not those who > fought to retain identity of Goa deserve recognition?, Establish a chair in > university, let the movement be included in study by young generation, > institute an scholarship, awards competitions at various levels, in his > honour, promote research in the history of opinion poll tributes to him in > song and verse, a referendum that was the only one in India and > unconstitutional, providing no remedy against its outcome. Name some > projects like bridges, hospitals, institutes ,social programmes gardens,, > hold seminars, lecturers, etc a museum dedicated to Dr Sequeira . . Dr . > Sequeira. with his stature deserves honour. Various small programmes that > will resonate his memory. more frequently and purposefully to project that > he is alive in death. Bring out first day cover and stamp in his honour. > Open other useful projects for the benefit of the society to keep him in > the monument of our heart and mind . The idea of opinion poll square, > inaugurated in advance, renaming the stretch of the road and its protection > is raising eyebrows. Have a special photo gallery of politicians to make > them immortal, who otherwise lose all relevance when out of power. DR > Sequeira worked for a cause not for an applause Use public sympathy to > erect an statue, if that is the only means towards immortality. If one > individual person needs to be honoured for separate identity of Goa it is > none other than DR SEQUEIRA > > The controversies are favourite diet and pastime of politicians to divide > voters, polarize to win election as promoters of illusive people interest. > Only at Calangute, the private initiative has statue of Dr SEqueira, that > is a pointer of others silence. that we do not need Govt patronage to > honour our worthy Goans. He will not be gratified by our remembrance or > insulted by our indifference , ingratitude by our failure to honour him. > What would please him in his grave is our determination not to sell Goa, > Goans and Goenkarpon and mortgage our identity for thirty pieces of silver > like Judas > > Nelson Lopes Chinchinim. >
