Mohua Moitra: TMC party is ready to project a capable woman as Chief Minister candidate!
Now this is bad news for the Goan male whose attitude to women in politics is pathetic to say the least. There are only two MLAs in the Goa Legislature. Not a pretty picture! Goan men have a liberal attitude towards women in the dance hall but not the Assembly hall. Why are Goan men rabidly against honest and capable women? My theory is simple: the majority of Goan men are soaked to their socks in corruption and an honest woman politician makes them snarl and howl as in an Edgar Allen Poe story. But life goes on and the time for honest and capable women is now! After the disaster of inviting the iconic crook Luzinho Falero now is an opportunity for the TMC party to do a balancing act. But whom? The choice is obvious! The late Manohar Parrikar said to her: You are capable, Alina. She is the wife of the great Goan activist who fought against the attack on our environment and endless illegalities in Goa. A building has been named after him in recognition of his sterling worth. Alina Saldana MLA is a woman of character and is well educated. She is a good model for Goan women. Don’t waste this moment in history. Seize the day!
