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Yes Frederick,
Only a few of the FFs were genuine; most just got that status with 'false'
representations.
On (i) they did not only 'not fight with arms' but 'neither in any other way'.
(11) these guys did not really believe in any future but their own 'very
personal' well being! That is what I am saying! without any bias or prejudice.
Will anyone get the 'profiles' of all these 'declared' FFs thru FOI; then I am
sure U will find, 'most were ordinary criminals' seeking freedom and benefits,
by falsely declaring themselves as FFs. That is the meaning of freedom for most
of these guys.
This is the gist of what I am saying; their claims have never been properly
investigated but just granted 'status' for political benefits and vote buying!
and the Tax burden on normal citizens goes on and on.
I used to visit Goa often in those years from Bombay where I was normally
resident; and my opinion on these guys comes from that observance.
Regards!
Nascy Caldeira.
--- On Wed, 17/11/10, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> wrote:
Nascy Caldeira <nascy...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> > The so called Freedom Fighters are just all Fake, at
> least most of
> > them. It is the Indian Armed Forces that liberated?
> (annexed)
> > Goa, if at all; not the flimsy FFs!!
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FN:
> Nascy, are you suggesting they were "fake" because (i) they
> didn't
> fight with arms (ii) they didn't believe in a future
> without the
> Portuguese -- either as part of the Indian Union or seeking
> autonomy
> (iii) not all who got freedom fighter status really
> belonged there
> (iv) after 1961, many failed to keep tackling issues of
> contemporary
> relevance (though a few did).
>
> I would agree with you on (iii) and (iv), but you seem to
> be wildly
> extrapolating in a way that suits your bias/interest.
>
> > Disgusting Goa/ India Politics!
> > Nascy Caldeira.
>
> Do you see "Goa/India Politics" as disgusting, politics in
> general as
> that, or Goa/India in this category? FN
>
