Our Bernado, you must understand, is a great guy. He often goes overboard. The student movement had nothing to do with the *death* of the MGP. That party never even attempted a *pogrom* against Goan Catholics. It did, though, try to dis-empower the high *caste* Goan landed gentry, both Catholic and Hindu. Via the agricultural tenancy and mundkarial statutes, the MGP did attempt to woo the less privileged Goan Catholic people, esp. in Salcete. In that attempt, it failed.
My series of articles in the HERALD column, between Dec 31, 2006 to June 3, 2007 (in the run up to the last Assembly elections) have your answers. Rgds, v ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Keith Fernandes To: [email protected] Cc: Frederick Noronha ; [email protected] ; Valmiki Faleiro ; Miguel Braganza ; alito siqueira ; sammit khandeparker Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 11:09 AM Subject: re: MG's failed progrom Dear All, I found interesting Bernado's suggestion "Thanks to the student movement in the late seventies which than saw the death of MG." This is an interesting perspective...is there anyone here, who could reflect on this? Further, what is this about his hoard of gold found after his death? J ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 03:45:34 +0000 (GMT) From: Bernado Colaco <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Maharastrawadi Gomantak's failed pogrom Thanks for the info on Goanet which clearly shows via the writings of Pirolkar the intent of the MG party to demolish the Catholic Goans. The crooks under the leadership of Bandodcar were heralded into power in 1964 in an alleged rigged poll. Then came the?scheme of a duff Opinion Poll to get Goa merged into maharastra wadi which Goans foolishly subscribed?but won thanks to the Goan militants?like Maurilio Furtado and Prof. Olympio Dias who supported the hands of Dr. Jack Sequeira - of the anti-merger movement. ? If not for the gallant efforts of these Goans,? Goanet net today would probably have had the name of Gomantak net and one of its moderators forced to convert to hinduism may have had the name of Sivaji Norendra. ? The next step of the MG were to bring in maratistas to work in the government, if that was enough after the death of Bandodcar (after his cargo of gold was found) the attempted pogrom continued by his daughter Sashikala Kakodkar. Thanks to the student movement in the late seventies which than saw the death of MG. ? One wonders where were the caste and Portuguese bashers during the 60's? They are often seen on Goanet. Can they save a sinking Goa now free from MG, but faced with new challenges like Manohar Parrikar, HJS or RSS? ? BC
