Fredrick Noronha wrote: >>Just as a matter of debate... should public figures take everything that comes their way which happens to be "entirely sponsored" and "in no way a burden on the Goan taxpayer"? >>Lots of diverse things come in such packages...FN
Well Fredrick, this was no Conference on Occult sciences or a Forum on Black Magic. This was an International Mayor's forum on Tourism, a prestigious conference by all means which would have given Mr. Parekh the opportunity to meet, interact and share experiences with distinguished Mayors from across the World. Now why would anybody not grab an entirely sponsored opportunity to visit a foreign Country like this? I am pretty much sure that had there been a International Journalists Conference with limited seats on first come first serve basis, several Goan journos would have made a beeline for it with you pretty much somewhere in the front of the line:-) And if pure Goa feni were to have been served at such a conference, the humour columnists would have been in that line too :-D lol Cheers Sandeep
