Dear Goanet, I am an avid reader of Goanet since the time i got an accidental mail from one of my friends may be for the last three months. Upon checking out the journals as they came by, much of what i read did make great sense. Even though i never mailed back or commented upon on any of the issues prevailing on our dear Goa, I better said let me also join in this news dispensation. Mind you, i have read accounts on news stories which are more true than the one u read in the press. Thats one KUDOS to Goanet. And frankly i look for updates on news from Goa on goanet. Atleast the pictures on Goanet has got people thinking of whats really happening back home. Being away from our Mai Goa, it does pain us to see whats really happening back home. Goa, going, being sold, being invaded from all sorts of nuisances from all over India in the form of labour and settlement. Its high time that we kick ourselves hard enough to save our Goa from being denuded, degraded and being sold for a penny by the greedy political class who are all the same. I really appreciate people like Rajan Parrikkar, Aires Rodrigues, Florian Lobo and all the others who are making the right moves in all directions. Atleast we have some people going for us, to protect our goan image, or whatever left of it before its totally devoured up by this ghanntis, bhailles n the posh migrants too. And we are happy that day by day we have new groups like GGRM, GAKUVED, GPA, SVM, GMAS or whatever form or denomination they are. We all need to channelise those resources to one combine front rather than making all noise and clatter. The good thing is that in all the din, atleast we have got a feeling and a awakening, that alas, Goa is finally waking up from its deep slumber. Yes, we neeed to keep the momentum going. And also we have to remember that we will also have rogues in the form of Save Goa Front, who all dissapeared at the sight of moolah. Better not to have them to speak on behalf of Goa. Its easy for us, overseas here, to comment on, but please note that wherever we are (Goans) for whatever reasons, we always have our love and admiration for our Mai Goa, for amchi konkani bhas, for our mog ani moipas life style with our hindu and christian brethren which is our true hallmark. These is slowly being eroded by this new entrants to Goa who are prominently Muslims. Our vaddes and bhats are being named as Ramnagari, Islampur, Kargil Nagar, Fakri bandh etc. Whats happening now a days in Goa, is not Hindu retaliation ala India stlye against Islam, but that we Hindus and Christians are slowly becoming targets of these encroachers of Goan sentiments.These invasion of goa, by outsiders both the poor and the rich, have to be brought to a stop or to a sustainable level. We cannot let our fields become slums for the vote banks of our useless politicans who only look for making money while the sun shines. Its time we save our Goa from total decimation. Our moral support is always assured. Keep up the flame burning of saving Goa or whatever that is left of it. We are with all you groups. Politicians might villify you as Naxalites and other foreign names. They can accept donations from all and sundry and still splash the muck on honest people working for the welfare of Goa. Beny Pereira Dubai - UAE
