Hey You Goan People Why Have You Forsaken Me ?
As some of the Activists in Goa were busy arranging the meeting at Blueberry, the electronic media was busy spreading the news about the meeting, hopes were high, it did not matter, who initiated the meeting, it did not matter who the speakers were, nor did their stature matter, the only thing that mattered was the unity of Goans in the face of adversity. It was indeed a good call but what turned out was much to be desired. out of over a million Goans, not even a few hundreds thought it was wise to attend the meeting, just a mere hundred odd people !! Is this the way to save Goa ? Mother Goa calls on each one of us "Hey, you Goan people, why have you forsaken me" ? I am sure Digu bab and his contemporaries must have had a hearty laugh, as the expected roar of a lion turned into a mere meow of a cat. With just a hat full, did anyone think that Digu bab would be shaking in his pants ? I am sure our erstwhile crooks must have been celebrating thinking about the lack of support the movement had, they must be surely fancying their chances at the next election. I am sure that was the reason why Digu baba did not take the rally seriously. Mother Goa calls on each one of us "Hey, you Goan people why have you forsaken me" ? In coastal Goa and the eastern border of Goa, Goans have been subjected to such ridicule that it's become a do or die situation for survival, and still our activists could muster just a hundred odd supporters. How can just a hundred odd gather courage and strength to join the rally, when the whole of Goa is up in arms ? There is definitely something oddly wrong with the activism in Goa or the people have given up all hope. Mother Goa calls on each one of us "Hey you Goan people, why have you forsaken me" ? For any movement to succeed, the movement has to attain a momentum and that momentum is attained by mass participation. What happened during the Opinion Poll ? What happened during the Konkanni movement ? Don't we know, what was the cause of success of these movements ? Unity of Goans, was the key component to success, no matter what caste, creed or status we were, we fought as Goans, wanting to preserve our identity. What do we see today ? Our Goan Identity is surely eroding away at a breakneck pace and what do we bleedy Goans do ? Why me ? Let someone else fight for our cause, and this attitude down the decades has brought us all the misery that we are mired in today. Even though we are armed with the knowledge of the enormity of the abhorrent state of affairs in Goa, we still fail to fathom the consequences that await us at our very doorstep. Inaction against the perpetrator would amount to an affront to our suffering Goan brothers and sisters. Mother Goa calls on each one of us "Hey, you Goan people, why have you forsaken me" ? Are we Goans just by birth or are we Goans by blood ? It's time to make ourselves counted in the fight to preserve Goa and our Goan Identity, the only way to achieve it, is either through a mass movement or by getting rid of this corrupt Government and replacing it with a competent one. It not just enough to say I love Goa or Save Goa, more than words deeds are important, participate in large numbers and support the Save Goa movement, so that, Mother Goa will not have to ever say, "Hey, you bleedy Goan people, why have you forsaken me" ? Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
