Mario Goveia wrote: I could have sworn that all those people lining up across Goa to vote in local, state and federal elections since 1961 were all Goans:-))
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:09:21 -0400 From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <[email protected]> You could have sworn a lot of things based on your customary 'faulty intelligence'. It is perhaps that very same "faulty intelligence" which made you use the phrase "since 1961". If you would recheck the 'intelligence', you will note that there were NO elections in 1961 or in 1962 but in late 1963. But how does one convince the 'only voice of reason and truth on GoaNet' of this very basic truth? Mario responds: Jose, To begin with, in a previous post you wanted us to, "Duck the question: Were Goans given the choice to autonomously decide their future?" whereas it was only since the Portuguese were kicked out in 1961 that Goans were really given the choice to autonomously decide their future which had previously been hijacked and suppressed by their Portuguese colonial masters. Regarding your other comments shown above, where did you see me write that there were elections IN 1961 or 1962? What about "since 1961" did you fail to understand, or did you miss the fact that December 1961 is when Goa went from a colonial dictatorship to becoming part of the Indian democracy?
