On 04/11/2007, Bhandare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1: For once I have to agree with Jose wrt to the paraphrasing of the tele talk regarding advice to Parrikar by a goan academic. We goans need to solve our problems and not let outsiders fish in troubled waters..
2: I am glad that dr colaco has accepted that parrikar is the best person to lead goa as of now.... 3: i am sure parrikar himself accepts that the vcd fiasco .... the responsibility to make amends is his... 4: i have always maintained that the solutions to goa's problems must come from goans,both in goa as well in the diaspora...we do need haskars and puniyanis to teach us what secularism is...after all hindus and christaons have lived together for hundreds of years.. 5: the christians should also accept that all BJP is not bad...true, there are a few hard core elements but once more and more mainstream goans of all castes and communities start supporting BJP then the influence of these elements would decrease... 6: people like mathany saldhana and aires rodrigues are not immature people they have been in the thick and thin of politics and if they can support the BJP why cant others do it too? jc's response to Bhandare, First of all, please allow me to thank Bhandare for a gracious response. He has made some excellent points. Let me see if this dialogue can move a step further. My responses to each of the above Bhandare points follow. re 1: We may wish to ask ourselves: The outsiders never fished like this before 1961. Why are they able to fish now? What besides the departure of the Portuguese happened after 1961? Please see http://www.colaco.net/1/letdown.htm re 2: I did include the word "perhaps" for a reason. It cannot be the same Parrikar we have seen in action thus far ....with : the multiple coups and deals to gain control of power, the curious muzzling of the press, the Francisco Colaco and Floriano Lobo episodes, the VCD for sure, the expenditure on the flurry of BJP bigwigs who used Goa as their holiday spots (who paid for these junkets?) etc. If we learn from history, we will learn that many efficient leaders are also unfortunately very intolerant of opposing views and dictatorial in their actions e.g. Salazar re 3: It remains to be seen IF and when Parrikar will make real amends for the disgraceful VideoCD affront to the sensibilities of Goan Catholics. re 4 & 5: Please see footnote re 6: Are you serious? ! You expect Goan Catholics to take the lead in this matter from Aires and Matanhy? jc footnote: an excerpt from http://www.colaco.net/1/TGFCommunalRiots.htm "The word on the street is that "Goans are divided 'bhojjes' who keep on re-electing corrupt politicians on the basis of a little election time chicken biryani with beer, and a truckload of 'pokke' promises". Goa is in for the taking. All one has to do is "pay off the politicians and stroke a few communal flames". "The Hindus will take care of the Catholics - all they have to do is say a few anti-Portuguese things (can be made up and even carried in the Press. The media chaps will spread these bogus stories all over the place), bring up the Inquisition (not Sati) and write a few glorious stories about Freedom Fighters (doesn't matter if the chaps were no better than goons caught in the act by Goan Police in Portuguese uniform)." "After the Goan Catholics are done in by the Goan Hindus, we only have the Goan Hindus to outmuscle. Goan Muslims are few and far between anyway."
