Eugene Correia writes: "Further down he states: "...... how GOANS feel that they are being taken advantage of by India in the name of GOA?S SO CALLED LIBERATION from the Portuguese. It must be clearly understood that Goans wanted the Portuguese out of Goa but did not want another colonizer in."
Mind the words "taken advantage of by India" and "Goa's so called liberation" (capitalized to add emphasis), and "colonizer in." Isn't it out of place to tell the PM and the defence minister that India's takeover is nothing but a "so called liberation"? Calling India a "colonzier" is insulting and hurtful. An appeal must try to win the hearts and minds of those it's addressed to. It shouldn't show arrogance. Did India "connived" with Portugal to sign treaty or did the Portuguese willingly sign it? It doesn't serve the peition's purpose in aligning such motives to the Indian government, especially when trying to win the PM and the defence minister to one's cause. I wouldn't be surprised if the government doesn't entertain such a letter cloaked in a mocking tone and showing disrespect to the country. Eugene Correia May I remind Eugene that the truth hurts and although there is precious little that can be done now to reverse the course of the Liberation, one can in retrospect argue as to whether this was a liberation or a political ploy by Jawaharlal Nehru to boost his sagging popularity as a result of the thrashing suffered by the Indian army at the hands of the Chinese in the North, which incidentally was commanded by one of his close relatives who abandoned his post and RAN AWAY FROM THE FRONT LINES RETURNING TO HIS CHACHA IN DELHI for protection. this General should have been court martialled. (Anyway we can forgive him as his class have no tradition of fighting.) The Liberation has not been beneficial to Goa or Goans who being meek and mild are slowly but surely surrendering to the much more astute and conniving Indian. As a result, one can see the exodus of Goans and the line-up of Goans at the Portuguese Consulate to obtain Portuguese Passports so as to enable them flee their Homeland. What an irony that the Portuguese whom we were Liberated from are now considered the lesser evil by a majority of Goans. Therefore we can, like Floriano, say that the Liberation is a 'SO CALLED LIBERATION'. Floriano's tone is apt as the only way to solicit a response from corrupt and thick skinned Politicians is to hit them hard on the head to obtain one. Manuel (Eddie) Tavares.
