Dear Aires,
While a number of GoaNet regulars are lost in the wonders of Goan
literature and history, you stay focused on the real problems faced by
Goa.
Congrats. You are clearly for a Goa led by good governance and dedicated
to the welfare of all the people.
You may be right about Malik's credentials for governor but may you
perhaps miscalculated the way Modi's mind works?
Many would characterise Modi as a semi-literate peasant at heart but
awfully vengeful and malevolent and he seems driven by one big goal: to
make the life of Muslims as unpleasant as possible.
Modi was Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2002 when the genocide of Muslims
occurred. Arundati Roy wrote in her book 'Listening to Grasshoppers'
(2002)
" The genocide began as collective punishment for an unsolved crime-the
burning of a railway coach with 53 Hindu pilgrims who were burned to
death. In a carefully planned orgy of supposed retaliation, 2,000
Muslims were slaughtered in broad daylight by squads of armed killers,
organised by fascist militias, and backed by the Gujarat government.
Muslim women were gang-raped and burned alive.
Muslim shops, Muslim businesses and Muslim shrines and mosques were
systematically destroyed. Some 1,50,000 people were driven from their
homes."
So why is this Guju so ruthlessly against Muslims?
On his very first speech in Parliament as BJP leader in 2014, he
reminded members that Hindus have suffered under Muslims for some 1200
years. The implication being that it is time for payback. (The first
Muslim invader of note was Mahmud of Ghazni in SE Afghanistan who
launched a series of invasions from 1001.)
New York Times (9 Oct 2015) observed, following the BJP victory in 2014:
"[Modi's] cabinet is mostly made up of too many coarse bigots... Mr
Modi might have achieved something... but with his limited education, he
is not equal to the enormous task before him".
He attends Indian Science Congress annual meetings complete with
University regalia though it is not clear whether Modi holds any degree
at all. And attempts to trace his degree have failed.
Aires, to return to your plea to Modi, keep in mind that Governor Malik
is a Muslim and Modi is unlikely to regard him favourably no matter how
proficient he is.
Worse still, you have also asked for the removal of Goa's CM Sawant, a
BJP man. Any BJP official is surely sacred for Modi. So Modi is even
more likely to dismiss the Muslim Governor and retain the BJP CM.
You should know that Modi doesn't go by logic or rationality. All that
matters is hatred of Muslims & loyalty to Modi.
Eddie
------ Original Message ------
From: "Aires Rodrigues" <airesrodrigu...@gmail.com>
To: "goanet" <goa...@goanet.org>
Sent: Monday, 3 Aug, 20 At 12:11
Subject: [Goanet] HAVE PLEADED WITH PM & HM TO RETAIN SATYA PAL MALIK AS
GOA GOVERNOR
Today, I have penned a very personal letter to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi
and his Home Minister Amit Shah seeking that the very upright Satya Pal
Malik be kindly retained as the Governor of Goa in public interest and
for the good of our State.
I have explained the reasons why a darling of all Goans, Satya Pal Malik
should continue as the Governor of the State to carry on his selfless
work
for the benefit of Goa and Goans. His record speaks for itself.
I have also in my letter given enough reasons why the current Chief
Minister of Goa should be axed forthwith,for his continued faults,
misplaced priorities and faltering on so many issues besides the endless
corruption charges that he and some of his current Ministers are
embroiled in.
Aires Rodrigues
