Dears,
While the second part of Soter's post has come up for debate on Goanet, the
positive first part that documents the victories in spite of adversities, has
been missed.
Thousands of years, Anita? The Portuguese ruled Old Goa for 451 years, the rest
of Goa for less. The British did not last even 200 years!
Anti-Nylon-6,6, anti-Regional Plan 2011 and anti-SEZ movements have been
qualified successes ...without parallel in India. The Opinion Poll was the only
referendum held in India. Even Kashmir was not granted this option to decide.
The Konkani agitation is a classic example of getting what one does not want in
the name of something on wants ...like being struck by lightning when all one
asked for was lighting up the dark night and a single incandescent bulb would
do. The Regional Plan 2021 with the TCP [Amendment] Act, 2008, is something
similar to the Official Language Act, 1987. So you 'asked' for it? Now take it
with the Sports City in goa Velha, Meditation Spa in Loliem, mega PPP Tourist
enclaves on the beachfronts, Gated communities all over Goa and many more
things to come ....YOU asked for it, the Task Force will give it to you , baby.
According to the grapevine, we are even getting UGDP's Babush as a Minister at
10.00 A.M. tomorrow ....Hurry Prasad!
Mog asundi,
Miguel
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:58:56 +0530
From: "soter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] United in Division
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ms. Anita Mathew wrote:
"Division is our forte and that is one of the reasons we were under foreign
rule for thousands of years and maybe still are!"
Perhaps she has not yet understood Goa after working here. If division was the
forte of Goa, we definitely would not have won the historic Opinion Poll,
Official status for konkanni (although one community was ditched in the
bargain), Statehood, anti-nylon 66, anti-RP2011 and so many struggles by small
people that never get sung because they are not in the interest of the elitist
exploiters. Division has been there even during the times of Jesus Christ. He
was betrayed by one of his twelve and crucified. So, what is so great about
division? Prophets were never accepted. It existed even in the Indian
independence struggle and the Goan liberation struggle. It was there in the
anti-emergency struggle against Indira Gandhi. Which State in this country
does not have divisions? The greatness of a leader lies in how he manoeuvres
around these limitations and keeps the flame alive.
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