Dr. Colaco is right. I wrote Dr. Furtado instead of Dr. Menezes. I did not check the details as I wrote in office from memory. Got the names wrong. Lohia was arrested and, yes, I remember now that he was guest of Dr. Menezes. I have also forgotten about the June 18 as I do not have any reference books with me in my current location. I should check a few details later on for more info on June 18, As for other points raised by Colaco, they are best left unanswered. To each his own.
eugene --- On Tue, 6/17/08, J. Colaco < jc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: J. Colaco < jc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: June 18 -- Muito obrigado por nada > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 5:53 AM > Eugene Correia wrote: > > 1: Whenever I pass the now-named Lohia Maidan in Margao, I > stand and > imagine what may have been the scene that fateful day when > Ram Manohar > Lohia was arrested along with his comrade friend Dr. Loyola > > 2: Goa has come a long way from the days of Alvares. Today, > it stands > at the crossroads of history. It has progressed > undoubtedly, but in > the progress there have been many pitfalls. I > > 3: In Goa today, it would be wise to look at the > development models > from both the socialist and the capitalist perspective. > > 4: In the awakened state that Goa finds itself now, it is > pertinent to > remember the significance of June 18. The day awakened Goa > to a new > movement that ultimately culmitated in Goa become free from > Portuguese > rule. This June 18 Goan must resolve that the sleeping > giant that is > the Goan masses must not be allowed to go back to sleep and > instead > keep rumbling. > > 5: June 18 should also signal the day for a total > revolution against > corrupt ministers, panch and other public officials. Then > only Goa > could be saved and preserved. > > = > > jc's response: > > An excellently written article by Eugene Correia. I have a > few > questions & comments. > > a: re #1 - Which "comrade" and which "Dr. > Furtado" was arrested along > with Lohia on June 18? > > From my information, Lohia was the guest of my > "neighbour" Dr. Juliao > Menezes. Furthermore, at a private meeting between Lohia, > Menezes and > José Inácio de Loyola, (a proponent of Goan nationalism), > Furtado was > called a "Loyalist" for wanting to have Goan > Nationalists to develop > and decide the anti-Salazar course forward. > > Adv José Inácio de Loyola is a different individual from > Dr. Alvaro > Loyola Furtado (both of whom are intellectual giants > respected for > their integrity). > > This is the first time I have read that "Dr. > Furtado" was arrested > along with Lohia. > > b: re #2: Goa indeed has come a long way from the days of > Peter > Alvares, who I believe was NOT a Goan and had not lived in > Goa. He was > another of those 'commie' Krishna Menon type > opportunists who wore > "socialist" clothes. > > On what basis was Peter Alvares nominated for the North Goa > (Lok > Sabha) seat ...and what exactly did he do for his > constituency? > > One thing is for sure: Peter Alvares set a trend for the > North Goa > constitutency. From that time onwards - a > "representative" was foisted > upon them from without. That representative did absolutely > nothing for > the constituency and (except until recently....at least) > never won > re-election. They were all One Term wonders. > > c: re # 3: What we see today in Goa is a combination of > alleged > socialism, rabid capitalism and hera-pheri (also known as > Gol Mal) > > Thanks to the part-time socialist Sashikala Mugabe > Kakodkar, land was > swiped from Goans and given to those who worked on the land > - courtesy > the Mundcar Act (mine-owners having been exempted). > > I invite Goans to check which land is the back-bone of this > "concrete > degradation" that Rajan Parrikar and JoeGoaUK have > been documenting. > Is it not the land which was swiped courtesy the Mundcar > Act, and via > the illegal conversion and Squatting (Adverse Possession)? > > d: re # 4: What awakened state? Goans are not asleep - They > are either > just permanently dazed or in perfect denial. Through a > deliberate > process of 'denial of jobs for qualified Goans" > (Thank you Bandodkar > and the MGP), Goans have had to look for difficult jobs in > the > inhospitable Middle East. The increased cost of living > (post 1961) > meant that Goan families HAD to send their children to find > work in > the desert. They could no longer live off the local fish > and the > produce of their fields. Their fish became scarce as it > went elsewhere > and their fields were swiped, > > So, the Eugene Correias of this world .....awaken > yourselves up. > > e: re # 5: It is good to live in dreamland and denial. Read > Lionel > Messias' post and weep. Goan wealth is being swiped > every day. Look at > who is swiping it....and How much....and Weep (This is only > for those > who have a conscience) > > Those who plan to revolt (publicly) against "corrupt > ministers, panch > and other public officials" (as Eugene Correia IMHO is > suggesting) > please understand this: Power lies where it lies. The June > 18, 1946 > incident in Margao will be a kindergarten picnic in > comparison. This > time ...it will be the real deal. > > Just in case you did forget, please review this video: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtHgwtgj-pY > Pay special attention to the scenes starting at 1:40 and > 2:07 minutes > respectively > > In conclusion: Thank you Lohia and Menezes for suppressing > the > aspirations of Goan Nationalists like "Dr > Furtado". > > Thank you also to ALL those Freedom Fighters who helped > bring this > chaos and corruption into being. Remember what the amigos > of Mario > were told before they decided to create a similar situation > elsewhere. > You Break it, You own it. > > yes....Lohia, Menezes and other FFs...Justify your > suppression of the > real Goa based anti-Salazar nationalists for all you want > BUT remember > .....you broke it ....you will forever own it. > > Thank you for absolutely nothing! > > jc
