My absence was because because I was in Goa. I felt relatively safe even though there were numerous attacks taking place in parts of India against Christians. South Goa has a large minority of Goan Catholics and Navelim even more so.
Parrikar the opposition leader had stated (I read this in the local Newspaper) that he was concerned that attacks against Christians were taking place in nearby Karnataka and measures had to be taken in Goa to protect the minority. How noble of the man; it would have been even more appreciated if he had castigated the BJP rulers in the States in which these attacks were taking place. He has publicly stated that he follows the ideology of the BJP....which osensibly means the Bajrang Dal and Hindutva brigade. This ideology is also followed by one Bhandare, no longer on this forum. These chappies then turn around and say they have no ill feelings towards Christians, I buy it, although thousands don't. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London.
