There is no doubt that the cause is just and that is why I decided to overcome my inhibitions and attend the meeting called to protest the suspension of the male judge. One has to enter the fearful tunnel of litigation to understand the contradictions of that face screaming against corruption in public and the same face behind the bar. What greater corruption can there be when you are not aware that you lawyer handling your litigation against a builder is also a legal consultant of the real estate forums? What greater conspiracy can there be when the real estate legal consultants are parked in the Goa Law Commission prompting changes in Goa's laws. We are human. Memories of betrayals and conspiracies against the Goan people are bound to ring alarm bells in the mind no sooner one sees even the faint shadow of Goa's stinking political stunt masters. Our eyes cannot help seeing and our ears hearing. It is an untold suffocation that one has to put up with. While Ram factor was loud, Rahim element was missing and the Rebello factor got drowned by the galaxy of more entertaining seasoned orators. It appeared more of a remix of the failed anti-corruption rally trying to exploit the occassion afforded by the suspension of an upright judge. The discomfort of trying to wear the modern technologically refined latex was evident with the nirodh users of yester years. The grounds at Azad Maidan witnessed yet another 'Kama Sutra' performance with Goa's band of liars and layers of corruption unfolding. We could just not ignore the entourage of Datta boys and Digu chums displaying their adorable shapes and sizes. Oh, one needed to be there to witness the tears and cheers from the Ram element apologising publicly for not raising the banner of revolt ten months ago after the suspension of a lady judge. It was but obvious that some sort of a rationalisation had to be put forth to justify the unbiased nature of the current noises being trumpeted against the corrupt judiciary in defence of a suspended male judge. The fact of the matter is that probably the lady's suspension came a bit too early for it to be of any importance in the run-up to the assembly or CCP elections. Or probably, for an action to be officially termed as unfair or corrupt in Goa one has to be among those who take a weekend ride on the golden chariot around that deceptive circle on the fringes of South Goa's capital. And we cannot ignore the fair share, of otherwise over enthusiastic Goans who cheer others into action in cyber world, that were fence sitting on the pavements outside Azad Maidan. Ultimately it was only the spray of black and white that covered the lawns with the real Goan missing. Our sympathies remain for the suspended Goan male judge.
