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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:33:33 +0400 From: Rupert Coutinho <[email protected]> *??Chalo Panjim with a Political touch??* Well said Rupert, Except on two occasions and may be a third one, we Goans have failed to fight on a united front. Except for the Opinion poll, Konkanni movement and may be for the SEZ and RP 2011, Goans have not come out to fight for the Goan causes until and unless they have found stones hurled on their valuable houses. The large gathering at the rally for MOI has proved it beyond any doubt that we are a shellfish lot. There have been rallies after rallies against miners, mega builders and against corruption, how many of these parents supported these causes ? When last the GBA called on Goans for a protest march against the RP not even 300 Goans thought it prudent to support, when the GRA gave a call for support against corruption and other atrocities only around 7000 though it prudent to support but when it came to the future of our children around 50000 parents showed their solidarity. I am not complaining about the large numbers of parents but where were the same parents when the GBA and the GRA asked for support ? How come only the education of our children is a issue and the welfare of Goa and Goans is not ? If our children are dear to us, Goa's issues too should be dear to us, if Goa becomes a banana republic, if there is no law and order, if our environment and our ecology is totally destroyed, if we do not have water in future, if our rivers are silted and the waters get diverted into villages, towns and cities, if Goans become a total minority in Goa, if our health and other policies do not benefit us, if our police and politicians themselves become criminals and support criminal activity and even murder people at will, when there will be no more land for Goans in Goa, will it not affect our children ? If we parents manage to get what we want for our children, what will be the use if they cannot themselves survive in Goa ? What if we all cannot survive in Goa ? What good will MOI do ? I do not want to say the parents are wrong in fighting for a better future for their children, what I want to say is, future of Goa is also the future of our children. Let us all fight the axis of evil to protect and preserve Goa for our children and not just the MOI. The GRA is organizing a rally on the 8th of April in Margao hope and pray all Goans including parents will find it prudent to support the Goan cause with their presence. God bless Goans. 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. --------------------------------------------------------
