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5th Annual Konkan Fruit Fest
Promenade, D B Bandodkar Road, Panaji, Goa
16-18, May 2008
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-May/073789.html
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I dont think there is an issue here, there is no way that any Goan is going to
lose their right of abode, to work & carry on as they have done, unless as you
say, they have broken the law.
That applies wherever you are, in Goa, or UK or anywhere else in the world. I
am more concerned that the backlash of racial tensions & the deaths of those
who have been highlighted in the press will cause not only lack of tourists
from UK & other European countries to Goa (hooray say some of you, until the
bills need to be paid), but neighbours taking it upon themselves to begin some
violence against the Goan next door, for something he or she or the family has
nothing whatsoever to do with the case.
I again plead with this couple, you may have been ousted from Goa for reasons
we are not toally au fait with, only by what you have said, appears to be
totally beyond contempt as far as I am concerned, but I do not want to see ANY
RACIAL AGGREVATION here in the UK.
We are all trying to keep it a multi-cultural as possible, mixed race
families by their tens of thousands live in peace and harmoney, including many
areas which prefer segregation have managed to live separately without too much
tension. Without going into minute details on every case, we have many areas
in the UK where Muslims have whole streets & areas to themselves, safe in the
knowledge that they are with friends, relatives & love their community as it
is, the same applies to Sikhs, Chinese, yes, even Goan people.
My wife is brown-skinned but in the bad past, has been called a Paki (she is
not of the Muslim faith but any brown-skinned person is a Paki, which is a
detremental word and is as bad as calling an Afro-Caribbean the "n" word, very
disgusting), but when the whites get their hackles up and are treated badly,
they react in the only way they can, by racially abusing, and violence against
the brown-skinned person.
But please, keep a clear mind on this, this case is just probably one of many
yet to follow, all very bad for race relations in this (UK) country & possibly
beyond. It was not very long ago that a young man from Goa, a sailor, was
killed in a racially-motivated attack here in the UK. It was a very sad day
for the UK when this happened, we were all aghast but also the hurt for the
Goan people, not to mention his Uncle, a priest in the USA, his mother & father
and his relatives in Goa. His murderers were jailed, but to what end? A
family lost their son, forever. The parents of the attackers have also lost
their children.
Everyone is grieving there, we do not need more screams in the middle of the
night from mothers & fathers, brothers & sisters because there are no winners
once the attacks begin..........
Fight your case but keep the general population out of it, please. Dont "tar
& feather" the whole Goan nation (of whichever creed), with this, its not their
fault, personally.
John Montiero
George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Michelle Savage's article is wrong on
many fronts, for example:.......................... 1. Goans in the UK have
migrated LEGALLY, and cannot be deprived of their property rights. If any Goan
in the UK has done anything illegal, they must face justice. It could be a law
and order..............2. Michelle wants to return 60,000 Goans to
India...............Regards, George
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Michelle Savage, UK...............Confiscate properties of UK Goans and deport
them" We want to say that we wished we had never heard of Goa and had never
visited India. The whole experience makes me want to constantly cry, and I have
been prescribed anti-depressants, something that never happened in the past.
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