To Goanet - Dr. Anil Desai has accurately summed up the deceit of the ex-Convener of GBA Dr. Oscar Rebello here -
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-March/191418.html It is curious that Herald would not publish Dr. Desai's column. It was in Herald that Dr. Rebello first revealed that he had "danced footsie" with Digambar Kamat. Yet Ashwin Tombat, the Editor, strangely has nothing to say on this important matter, this betrayal of the Goa Bachao movement by its then-convener. This same Tombat had no qualms raising questions when Soter & I organized the Goa People's Assembly, hiding behind the veneer of "Tomkat." He did not bother to contact me for my side of the story. The super journo that he is, he simply divined his gossip and promptly pee'ed in his rag. (Tombat and his cohorts are miscalculating here. The days of suppressing information and ideas are long gone. Goans find out what's what and who's who one way or the other.) Editors and journos in Goa know which side of their bread is buttered. Another bhailo editor-defender of Dr. Rebello was allegedly rewarded with lakhs of rupees for being the faithful lapdog and dutifully barking at Manohar Parrikar from behind his tipple-washed desk. Admin Noronha can perhaps present us his droppings on this topic of bread, butter & Digu (Go for it, Noronha!). Now we hear that Dr. Rebello wants to erect high rise buildings for ghatis in Goa. I mean, why not? Goan roads are overflowing with milk and honey (thanks MARG!). So who will get the contract for this bee in Dr. Rebello;s bonnet? Perhaps the secular builder from Margao? Well, why not? He made the cut in Dr. Rebello's 10 great Goans didn't he? Dr. Rebello weekly exertions in the Herald to resurrect his footsie-tainted credibility have been noted. But as we say in America - not happenin' dude. Regards, r
