Why didn’t he do it? Sent from my iPhone
> On 19-Jan-2020, at 11:45 PM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This article has reference to Veronica Fernandes's 8 article appeared in > section of press. > Those who have seen Portuguese era in Goa will definitely understand what i > am seeing. If Goa was not invaded in 19th December 1961 we would have been > until now happiest people than any other state of India. > I have lived in Goa all my childhood as i have turned in this August 2019, > 75 years of age. Goans those who lived during Portuguese regime would know > the difference between Indians and Portuguese. > We used to sleep with doors and windows open without even thinking that our > houses would rob by thieves because those days we did not have thieves > compared to now. People were sincere and happy go lucky. Surely Goans never > taught we would be liberated but some few selfish elements as they are > called Sathyagra who were instigated to conquer Goa and hence invasion took > place which Goans were never expected. Article by Veronica is enclosed > here for the readers to read. It was published in some of the section of > press. > Had India tried to invade Goa earlier and had Salazar been a bit > magnanimous and rational to the freedom struggle of Goans in Portugal we > would have been a separate nation like Timor. > Present CM Pramod Sawant does not know of Goan history and culture as his > ancestors were from Maharashtra. > > Stephen Dias > Goa > > > >> On Sat, 18 Jan 2020, 12:40 A. Veronica Fernandes, <averonicaf...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> *Referring to the news item in the local media on 15th of this month >> where CM Pramodh Sawant who like a real "kalcho Poircho Pot'to" in his >> kiddy statement accused the then Premier of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, >> saying “Nehru delayed Goa’s liberation by 14 years”. Let me confess >> saying "Let the Heaven and Stars bear the testimony to the truth that I am >> writing now". As a genuine Goan my love for Goa is not of the one whose >> roots are outside Goa and I feel by delaying 14 years to annex Goa, Nehru >> government has saved us Goans from experiencing another 14 years of corrupt >> rule and disgraceful administration under the corrupt Bharati system. At >> least our elders escaped from another 14 years of misrule, another 14 years >> of sleepless nights out of fear for the robbers, during those 14 years they >> lived a fearless life from the murderers as these murderers were kept well >> checked of their nasty movements by the strict Portuguese laws, in other >> words 14 years of peaceful life. Our CM who was a kid then should know >> that Goa was not liberated by Nehru but Goa was conquered by the Congress >> Government headed by Nehru. At least some of our elders were lucky to >> enjoy better life and better administration under the Salazarist regime of >> Portugal for 14 more years even though I dislike Salazar’s dictatorship and >> hate colonialism over my Goa from any one, either from local or foreign >> governments.* >> >> >> *We suffered less from the Portuguese regime but now under the Bharati >> regime we are suffering more. At least under dictatorial Portugal when >> promises were given to fulfill our requests they were immediately fulfilled >> but in the so called democracy of Bharat where the democratically elected >> Premier Modi during his election campaign at Merces roundabout promised us >> the Special Status and immediately after his victory shamelessly refused to >> honour his promise. Who is better, dictator Salazar or democratic Modi? I >> think “it is better to be a master in the Hell than a slave in Heaven”. >> Portuguese should have been evicted from Goa but definitely not to replace >> by the local Portuguese – to quote Mahatma Gandhi.* >> >> >> *Sawant further said because of these 14 years Goa lacked in the field of >> Military knowledge. No doubt Goa missed 14 years of its involvement in >> Military but surely even then Goa acquired laurels in the appointments of >> so many Generals and even the Chief of Indan Army.* >> >> >> >> * A.Veronica Fernandes.* >> >> >> >> >>