Addendum: If the choice comes down to Dayanand Bandodkar and Jack De Sequeira, and if I had a vote, it would go to De Sequeira.
(1) As a Goan nationalist I am deeply indebted to Dr. De Sequeira for obvious reasons. (2) As a rightwing Hindu and Hindutvadi, I am enjoined to deploy my viveka, tarka, and sense of Dharma, all of which again would lead me to choose Dr. De Sequeira because - see (1). r On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 9:40 AM Rajan Parrikar <[email protected]> wrote: > > 10 years ago I had written "The Case Against Mopa." It can be accessed in the Goanet archives here. I would not change a word were I to write it today. > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-April/135035.html > > Today the monstrous project is a fait accompli. The buzz is now about naming the atrocity. > > Just call it the "Mopa International Airport." The name is unambiguous and there won't be fights over the personage selected to be worthy of carrying the airport name. (Note: "Goa International Airport" is confusing since Dabolim is already an international airport.) > > The candidates proposed by Goans lay bare the poverty of mind. Can they not think of people beyond politicians? How about Kesarbai Kerkar - the greatest Goan of our time, one who transcends time and (in some sense) also space? Or choose any other non-political person of significance. Instead the pea-brains can't conceive of anyone beyond Bandodkar, Parrikar, and De Sequeira. > > PS: If I had my druthers, the biggest casino boat in the Mandovi would be named after Manohar Parrikar. It is , after all, his "leegussy." > > > r
