--- On Sat, 7/5/08, anil desai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I believe you should ignore people like Santosh Helekar who really do not
>have anything positive to contribute.
>

I think Dotor Anil is mistaken here. I believe any person who puts forth a 
tangible argument on Goanet is making a positive contribution - even someone 
who merely advises you to ignore those he does not like for whatever reason, or 
who singles one person out as a bigot on the basis of a definition that applies 
to almost everybody.

anil desai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>Finally, the experts who wrote the Indian constitution were visionaries >who 
>have made provision for preventing uncontrolled migration
>between different states under article 19 of the constitution. As such, 
>people who antagonise you will not be able to hide behind the constitution
>either.
> 

I trust Dotor Anil knows that a constitution is much more than something that 
is meant for citizens of a democratic country to hide behind. I don't know what 
his own position is vis-a-vis this hallowed document, but it would be nice to 
know if he supports Arwin's position. Arwin by his own admission does not seem 
to have much respect for this piece of paper, at least in so far as his unique 
Goan identity is concerned. Please see his quote below:

"Constitution was imposed on Goa via Conquest. Goa was not part of its
Framing as such we need to integrate provisions to protect Goa which is an
exception vs. other states. The Constitution is not God Sent, but made by
man and hence cannot be perfect."

.............Arwin Mesquita

Now regarding Vidyadhar Gadgil, I am happy to hear that Dotor Anil and Rajan 
have not yet decided to kick him out despite the fact that he was regarded as a 
non-Goan ghanti. 

While neither Arwin nor Dotor Anil have been able to answer my simple basic 
questions about Arwin's Goan separatist identity movement, they have to be 
commended for trying to soften the impact of their agenda by infusing some 
confusion in it.

Cheers,

Santosh

anil desai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>The other argument that Helekar makes is that Gadgil will be somehow >removed 
>from Goa under what what you propose and people like Rajan >Parrikar and I 
>support. This is patently absurd. The modalities of who is >entitled to a 
>right of abode will be decided if we come to that point as >it is decided all 
>over the world when similar negotiations are held by >regional parties with 
>the respective central governments.
>

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