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From: floriano
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Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 11:28 AM
Subject: Global Goan Convention - Kuwait - An Address
If I was to address the GLOBAL GOAN CONVENTION 2010 in KUWAIT, this would be
it.
The Honourable Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Government of Goa his
Excellency Adv. Eduardo Faleiro,
His Excellency, Mr. Ajay Malhotra, Honourable Ambassador of India to the
State of Kuwait,
Distinguished GCC Chairperson/President Mr. Carmo Santos and other worthy
Office bearers of this potent Goan Cultural Organization,
Global Goan Convention Co-ordinators, Goan Expatriates in the Gulf region,
and all other Countries who are attending this Convention,
And
Last but not the least, all my Goenkar brothers and sisters in Kuwait and
the world over.
My name is Floriano Lobo and what I say in this address will be very acerbic
to the powers that be in my own Country and my own State of Goa. But then
this is the reality that we Goans cannot run away from, but must face it
head-on as it is going to catch up with us sooner than later.
I represent the new entrant in the Goa's political spectrum, being it's
'founding' President and presently it's General Secretary. It is the GOA
SU-RAJ PARTY [GSRP], registered with the Election Commission of India on
31st. August, 2010. It is born to change how Goa looks at organized POLITICs
and to bring-in . down to earth, sensible and creditable ADMINISTRATION to
this rather small State.
If I did not comment on the erstwhile Portuguese regime in Goa which lasted
for 4 and half centuries to start with, something would be missing, because,
I have grown-up to my adolescent with this foreign regime ruling Goa.
Reflecting back on those days, and striking a comparison, patriotism or no
patriotism, I would say that Goa certainly does not want, I repeat, 'does
not want' the Portuguese back again, but very badly needs the Portuguese
Rule of Law and its unique administration (that was seen working in Goa)
back again, like yesterday, period. And the political party that I have
help 'found' is going to do just that - Give Goa the erstwhile Portuguese
administration in its entirety, plus more. Goans like me are disappointed
with the present rule in Goa because it smacks of a colonial rule
nonetheless, it having changed from foreign colonial rule to a home grown
one. Today, my beloved GOA is in a MESS created by this imported so called
biggest DEMOCRARY of the world, with none accountable and responsible,
including the last vestiges of 'justice' for a common man which is the
JUDICIARY. [ I am talking of Shanti & Prashant Bhushan, on corrupt Supreme
Court Justices] The psyche of Goans, the world must remember, has been
formulated and sealed with the 450 years of this foreign rule and it cannot
be erased from the Goan blood-stream. The first gross mistake that the
Portuguese did (read Antonio de Oliveira Salazar) was to allow India to walk
in and annex Goa through an act of war. Forewarned, the Portuguese should
have been wise enough to hand-over the governance of this tiny colony to
the indigenous Goans, who, except for a few imported officials, military
commandants and basic contingent of troopers, were handling the day to day
affairs of this then Estado da India, and perfectly so. It would be the
Goans who would then decide how to get along with its immediate neighbouring
big brother, without losing their centuries old meticulously carved-out
cultural ethos that was distinctly different from the 'Portuguese' as well
as from those of the rest of India. Even if Goans had to decide that Goa
should be a part of India, they would certainly ask for a limited autonomy
or ' Special Status ' for Goa, to run their own lives and prosper the way
they felt best, including the promotion of their mother tongue - KONKANI ,
which the Portuguese suppressed to no end, conniving with certain lobbies of
Goan Hindus, who played a big role in sweetening the ears of their foreign
masters against Goa's bonafide mother tongue. It is not too difficult to
identity this lobby which ultimately geared up Goans for the merger with
Maharashtra. It is a well known fact that when the entire Goan population
which included Hindus, Christians and Muslims grew-up speaking Konkani, no
Konkani schools were allowed to be set up, neither the English language
schools were allowed to have 'Konkani' as a subject, while the religious
language of the Goan Hindus , the Marathi language, flourished, with
primary schools called 'XALAHS' being allowed to run unhindered. One will
have to make a conscious effort to find out if any other territory of the
world has gone way-out to suppress one's own mother-tongue. It is also a
fact that the mother tongue of Goans, the Konkani language, refused to be
suppressed, and Goa, we must remember, is probably the only colony of
Portugal unlike Brazil, Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, Angola etc which is
not a Portuguese language speaking colony. The credit goes to Goans and for
their love for their beloved mother tongue - Konkani.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was known to have said " Yeh Goa-ke Log Ajeeb Haim .
[ 'Goans are a surprising people'] And he was not altogether wrong to
have said that. He must have found it rather funny that the Goan so called
'freedom fighters' who had begged at his feet to have Goa liberated from
the Portuguese, didn't even make a feeble attempt to [forget about
demanding] ask for 'SPECIAL STATUS' for Goa so that Goa's unique Identity
would be preserved. Today, we see the same riff-raff among the so called
'Goa's freedom fighters' have gone on a rampage destroying Portuguese name
plaques of streets and houses [Fontainhas, Panjim], and are active in
demanding that the government of Goa replaces the Portuguese names of Goan
streets and roads, 40 odd years after Goa has been so called 'liberated'.
It will be really surprising to know as to how these 'bleeding for Goa'
freedom fighters could sleep in peace with the Portuguese name plaques
around them for 40 odd years. Or is it that the communal BJP which appeared
on the Goa scene circa 2002 injected some patriotic 'venom' into their
veins to wake them up from their deep slumber?. This only makes Goans like
me wonder if the pensions that Goa's so called 'freedom fighters' are
enjoying are not getting well digested and are the cause of giving them
excessive amount of gas. In Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's own words, these are
indeed 'Ajeeb Log', at least Naguesh Karmali and Flavian Dias to name a
few, are, the freedom fighters who boast of having had a hand in liberating
Goa from the Portuguese and who according to me are a blot on the faces of
the true Goan freedom fighters, if there are any left.
For another thing, no nation which liberates it's own region or territory
from a foreign occupation, occupies the same and holds on to it for dear
life against all norms of civility, negating all earlier given promises.
This is the case of Goa's Dabolim Airport. It was the Goa's only Civilian
Airport during the erstwhile Portuguese regime. It was not the Portuguese
Airport. It was Goa's civilian airport, period. The Indian Navy has not only
held on to this civilian airport for military purposes as the 'spoils of
war, but has been continuously expanding and consolidating its positions in
Goa, merely for the purpose that Goa is an excellent vacationing and
holidaying spot. Presently, the Navy is eying the islands off the Mormugao
Port to deny the residents living on those islands for centuries, their
well-being and their livelihoods, in order to use these off-shore islands
as picnicking spots, citing the oft uttered words 'FOR SECURITY REASONS'.
If this is allowed to happen by the Congress ruled government of Goa, the
wounds of GOA that have been inflicted upon it by the casual way that the
Anjediva Island has been handed-over to the Navy shall be re-opened and will
start bleeding. The powers that be must decide once and for all to re-locate
the Indian Navy elsewhere , away from Goa, so that it may work diligently
and apply itself to the security of the mainland from the foreign as well
as the terrorist attacks such as 26/11 in Mumbai. It is a fact that in spite
of a big hype the Indian Navy in Goa is giving us Goans, that it is
guarding us against seaborne and airborne attacks, Goa is, in fact, a
sitting duck should the terrorists decide to freely move in Goa. The
esteemed Indian Navy at Goa cannot even effectively patrol the 200 nautical
miles territorial waters off Goa to stop the discharge by passing VLCC
tankers [Very Large Crude Carriers] on their way to the Arabian Gulf, their
slop tanks of crude oil washings into the sea which is prohibited by
international laws, and which discharge in turn invades Goa's pristine and
golden beaches as oft seen tar balls. And Goa's beaches are supposed to be
the bread and butter for Goa's economy. I have said it many times and I
shall say it again, that the security of the port city of Vasco is such that
a solitary terrorist can have a field day walking around and blowing the
entire port area to kingdom come with just one hand grenade. I am talking
about the vulnerable array of petroleum oil tanks in the port area. So much
for the security of Goa and Goans. On another note, the Indian Army has been
given a big chunk of prime land at Bambolim, Goa, to set up it's camp. And
we would have hoped that the Army would vacate the 'Army Signals'
Headquarters, the most prime premises, located in central Panjim. However,
the Army has consistently refused to vacate these premises which is bang
opposite the Collectorate - North Goa, at Panjim. The state of Goa being
what it is in size is not expected to 'bleed' for the security of the rest
of the country, especially when it is being looked down upon and it's
identity sought to be finished on the double.
At this point I want to quote the 'Indian Magna Carta' of December 18,
1948 - called the Jaipur Resolution -
Quote
With the establishment of independence in India, the continued existence of
any foreign possessions in India becomes anomalous and opposed to the
conception of India's unity and freedom. Therefore it has become necessary
for these possessions to be politically incorporated with India, and no
other solution can be stable or lasting or in conformity with the will of
the people. The Congress trusts that this change will be brought about soon
by peaceful methods and the friendly cooperation of the Governments
concerned.
Unquote
Reference to the above resolution an on the topic of glib promises given by
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, prior and post 'so called liberation' of Goa, every
promise of his, it can be seen, has been designed to fool Goans. His
promise that Goa's unique identity would be preserved no matter what, was
smashed to smithereens barely three years after his passing away, by his
own daughter Mrs. Indira Gandhi, who took charge of the nation as it's Prime
Minister after the sad sudden, unchallenged and hardly investigated demise
of the interim premier Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, by ordering the most
insensitive, obnoxious and divisive Goa's 'OPINION POLL' of 1967. Was she
not the daughter of the man who had walked that extra mile to promise Goans
that their unique identity would be preserved? I have personally heard him
utter those words when he spoke at a public meeting at Mapusa where the
present Kadamba Bus Terminus is located, immediately after Goa was
run-over. By giving this 'OK' for the 'Opinion Poll' to go ahead, did not
India help in dividing Goans permanently and completely? Where was the
question of preserving Goa's unique identity if Goa was merged with
Maharashtra? What right did Mrs. Indira Gandhi have to entertain this
request from the pro-Maharashtra lobby headed by the un-Goan Chief Minister
of Goa . Shri. Dayanand Bandodkar with his Maharashtrian tutor Shri.
Janardan Shinkre? It is an absolute credit to Goans to have defeated this
mergerist move by the enemies of Goa. 'Honourable Eduardo Faleiro, Sir,
Wouldn't the post of the Commissioner of NRI affairs that you are presently
enjoying today be rendered non-existent if the merger had taken place? Would
you be hosting this convention in Kuwait as the Commissioner of NRI
affairs which is a cabinet rank? Rather, you would perhaps be a mere on
of the 'collectors' of Goa, if at all, and which post is far from meriting
cabinet ranking. However, I must say that it has been an honour and a matter
of 'pride' for us Goans that you, a Goan, has occupied the most prestigious
Union Cabinet Post as the Minister of State for External Affairs for many
years. Was it not your own CONGRESS PARTY that sanctioned the devastating
'Opinion Poll' ? Did this great ruling party of yours ever contemplate on
extending an apology to Goans for bringing them close to a disaster as a
people with unique identity? Was it not Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's dreams to
see colorful mosaic of colloquial India? And did he not truly consider Goa
as a part of India ? So why this injustice towards Goans in particular? Who
poisoned his mind?
Additionally, on what basis did Dr. Mario Soares, the Foreign Minister of
the Republic of Portugal sign the Treaty for Commencement of Diplomatic
relations between India and Portugal at New Delhi on 31.12.1974 with his
Indian counterpart Mr. Y.B. Chavan? India had consistently maintained that
Goa was a part of India. So, why was this Treaty even entertained by India
with the country it felt right and proper to eject by force? If the
Portuguese, who were humiliatingly driven away from Goa like dogs in 1961,
wanted to come back with honour, the least they could have done was to ask
the Goan intelligentsia for it's opinion before signing this Treaty. If this
was done, Goans would have advised them that they should insert a clause in
the said Treaty and adhere to it, that India will give 'Special Status' to
Goa in a time-bound manner. It is believed that Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
of Portugal had instructed his last Governor General in Goa, Manuel
Antonio Vassalo E Silva to 'burn' Goa before exiting, incase India made the
attempt to invade Goa. Fortunately for Goans, the good Governor General did
not comply with this instructions on a purely humanistic gesture towards
Goa's population. Therefore, it looks like the Portuguese had no
consideration for Goans whatsoever and have come back with their tails
between their legs by being sweet with India with a hidden agenda. Besides
consolidating their position in Goa, the Portuguese are doing much more
damage to Goa and Goans by way of issuing Portuguese passports to Goans in
hundreds, there-by draining Goa of Goans, to make them the third-class
citizens of Portugal. It looks like this is a well thought-out revenge for
having been unceremoniously kicked out from Goa. This is a million dollar
question that conscious Goans will have to ponder upon.
India is harping of being the biggest democracy of the world. This biggest
democracy ushered into Goa a democratic system of governance without ever
bothering to ask Goans whether they wanted this brand of democracy at all
or not. If this question was asked at the outset, after it was 'so called
liberated' by force through the one day war, Goans would have surely opted
for the type of democracy they wanted. Today, this same, biggest democracy
in the world is giving Goa the government Goans do not deserve. Goa's every
moving muscle and it's thinking brains have been commandeered only to be
looted and plundered. Which democracy allows a migrant to vote in it's
mainstay elections? Which democracy allows its officials to register
migrants ( who have their voting rights in their own States intact) as
voters in another State without their voting rights in their original states
cancelled? Which democracy allows foreigners on tourist visas to be enrolled
in the State's electoral rolls as well as to establish businesses and set up
non-penetrate'able enclaves of their own to do what they want - when they
want? Goans like me do not want or need this type of phoney democracy. Goans
like me do not want to be stripped of their pants in broad daylight. Goans
like me are telling this biggest phoney democracy to go packing back to
where it came from and leave us alone so that we can come up with better
ideas how to rule ourselves, modestly and without getting wiped out. Or
else, the biggest democracy must DELIVER. Goans like me will accept the
biggest democracy when it BEHAVES itself and cleanses Goa's unique electoral
rolls off the unauthorized and illegal voters who are the vote-bank of
their Goan chamchas. Goans like me want to put a government of Goans in
place which is for Goans and by Goans only. Goans like me do not want our
august Legislative Assembly to be crowded in the immediate near future by
rank outsiders and migrants who will never be sympathetic to Goan causes or
bleed for GOA. Goans like me will want to shut the doors of our beloved GOA
to the unwanted and undesirable community of the world, once and for all,
which has been allowed to consolidate their illicit trades of drug, sex and
criminal activities and to prosper, by the shenanigans who call themselves
the keepers of GOA, who are actually dancing puppets on the strings pulled
from Delhi.
Indeed, what I had said in the beginning holds true, that this address will
be very acerbic. As a Goan, and who has been continually trying to sound my
fellow Goans that the path that we are led on by the High Commands from New
Delhi, Nagpur or Maharashtra is the path to disaster in the long-run. Maybe
most of the Goans who are the collaborators and/or the puppets and 'YES'
men of these High Commands have made it big in terms of money, name and
fame. And they have consistently failed to see that Goa cannot be a
'steel-rolling mill' hub, a 'manufacturing' hub, a 'SEZ' hub etc. This is
because Goa does not have a labour force. Setting up these units will only
dilute Goa's demography more and more until Goa's identity vanishes into
thin air, including its environmental balance and ecology through
indiscriminate atmospheric pollution. They must understand that GOA is ripe
to be the 'EDUCATIONAL' hub, the 'Service Industry' hub, where Goans, who
are an educated white collar force can remain in their Goa and take Goa to
its height. Goa's agriculture which was throbbing during the Portuguese
regime through the unique system of COMUNIDADES has been devastated by one
single signature on the malafide and intentional vote-banking 'Tenancy Act'
by the enemies of Goa. This has to be revived since Goa is made totally
dependent on the neighbouring States for its agricultural produce. But if
they continue to do the bidding of their High Command Masters in Delhi etc.
the Goan posterity will spit on them in time to come, and it will be
difficult for them to even lie in their graves in peace.
And coming back to the oft spoken 'preservation of the Goan Identity' , we
see Airports, the world over having been named after their beloved leaders.
We see it in this very country too. We Goans, as I have said earlier, would
have lost everything dear to us if it was not for Dr. Jack de Sequeira
fighting it out to save Goa from being merged with Maharashtra. He is the
'HERO' of the historic 'Opinion Poll of 1967', and GOANs will always remain
indebted to him for his sacrifices. Before too long and before this heritage
of Goa and Goans is diluted by giving it some nonsensical name, it is
imperative that Dabolim Airport be named after Dr. Jack De Sequeira as 'DR.
JACK DE SEQUEIRA AIRPORT.'
Dear Goans at this 'Global Goan Convention at Kuwait, and Goans at large.
Please consider yourselves as lost souls without the unique identity that
your fore-fathers have worked hard for and maintained through thick and thin
so that you may keep your heads high and be respected. It is not your
prerogative to allow your own hard-earned IDENTITY as GOANS to be rubbed
into the ground by people who do not know the very meaning of PEOPLE'S
IDENTITY and what it means to them. Please do not render yourselves and your
generations to come, orphans. You will be well advised to read the
letter written by Advocate Antonio Bruto Da Costa to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
immediately after the annexation of Goa to understand your Goanness, which
letter is available at:
http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/news/2100.asp.
and the pertinent information vis a vis liberation of Goa v/s it's
annexation by force at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg36570.html
You owe it to YOURSELVES.
You owe it to your DEAR BELOVED GOA.
VIVA GOA VIVA GOA VIVA GOA
Sd/-
Floriano Lobo
Gen. Secretary,
GOA SU-RAJ PARTY
383-A, Alto Pirazona,
Moira-Bardez, Goa- 403 507
Ph: 91 832 2470 223, (m) 9890470896
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.goasu-raj.org
Foot Note:
Goa will be happy if this address be read on my behalf at the Convention,
Or,
Circulated to the delegates at the Convention, Or,
Totally ignored .. if Goans want to lose touch with GOA.
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It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizens contest elections.
It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizen voters elect good, honest
representatives.
GOA urgently needs 'GOOD, HONEST, DISCIPLINED SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'.
Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be good, honest n disciplined,
or to QUIT.
Only through PPS can such 'good, honest n disciplined system of governance'
be identified and accepted.
PPS GOA =PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY = PEOPLE'S POWER SYSTEM
for a date in 2012
Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness
tomorrow.
http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/articles/70.asp
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/254068/1043608998/name/roadmap_goa-su-raj_party.pdf
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