It is very refreshing to read Rajan's eloquent and insightful open letters to Manohar Parrikar, who I take it, besides having the same surname, is a personal friend of Rajan. Tough tough questions. I know Mr. Manohar Parrikar will take them to heart. These are questions that all of us who love our beloved Goa, would pose to all our politicians. But now that Manohar Parrikar is in the chair, he has to answer. Personally, I believe that Manohar Parrikar is honest. But how much can he deliver ? Many many years of stinking rot and corruption, cannot be changed over night. How is he going to deal with the Mine owners ?. I am sure politicians of every ilk are beholden to the Mine cartel. How can you bite the hand that hs fed you ? Likewise the builders cartel. It is because of them that Goa is overrun by migrants from various states. The builders of the concrete monstrosities popping up everywhere came to Goa because of the demand caused by Goa's ill conceived Tourism policy. A lot of people now owe their livelihood to the Mining idustry, the Tourism industry and the Construction industry. But I am willing to bet that the ones who owe their livelihood to the aforementioned industries are mostly "bhaile". Many of them have sunk roots in Goa, living in "zopdis" in shanty town, defecating everywhere. But to the politicians they also have value as vote banks. What a mess ! I wish you all the best Mr. Manohar Parrikar.
