It should also be noted that the guy who arranged the seminar on Portuguese colonies (20 Oct 1961), P.D. Gaitondo, left Goa for Europe soon after he lost the election (for the Congress, a trouncing to remember). Why Gaitondo took this step is anyone's guess. Also, one needs to remember that these so-called freedom-fighters would be termed as terrorists in today's world, and they would have been arrested and thrown into prison without trial in today's India for doing the same things they did in Salazar's Goa. Note: It has been said that the seminar mentioned above probably forced Nehru's hand as the African delegates requested him to first look after his backyard before meddling in Africa's issues.
>________________________________ >From: floriano lobo <[email protected]> >To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, 31 December 2012 5:02 PM >Subject: [Goanet] GOA'S LIBERATION IN RETROSPECT By: Adv. Antonio Lobo > > >The so-called freedom fighters some of whom, excluding some honourable >exceptions, could oly carry out acts of vandalism at various times with the >blessings of the military Government earlier as well as of the subsequent >governments. > Gabriel.
