[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha bridge at Velsao connecting Dando - Mollo wards.

[JoeGoaUk]

 
Matanhy Saldanha bridge at Velsao Pale connecting Dando - Mollo wards.
About 35mtr long bridge took 3 years to complete and cost about 3.5crores.
see Pics, the actual length over the creek (Poim)
Started by then CM Parrikar and commissioned by the present CM Parsekar on 
24.10.15 Matanhy's birthday.
It connects to Mollo (Molleant) ward which has about 50 families?.
About 100 mtrs from the approach road is the dead-end (road).
Built by GSIDC
 
short video clip 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvSxZqf96Qk

 
 
Pics
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Dando side
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View from the bridge – left
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right side
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from below
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22568889710/in/photostream/
 
Stone / Name plate 
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[Goanet] MATANHY MEMORIAL LECTURE AT INSTITUTE MENEZES BRAGANZA HALL

[Stephen Dias]

Dear Friends,

I was present for Vishnu Wagh Matanhy Memorial lecture in the Institute
Menezes Braganza hall. His lecture was well delivered and the audience felt
that whatever he said is true. There were some friends who had another
opinion. Does he really knew Matanhy so well. Was he of Matanhy's  age ? To
know so well Matanhy somebody must know him during his childhood otherwise
the speech is made up story or hearsay. This friend who was sitting next to
me said why he left the dais after his speech.  Even he had very important
matter,  he could have waited and heard what others are saying.
Most of the speakers or politicians of today are just for name sake and
they make use of Matanhy for their own goal  and may be to impress others
that they too are of  level of Matanhy.

Stephen Dias


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Vishnu Surya Wagh unmasks himself?
Exposed some unnamed leaders
No special status, no means no but why?
Some 1500 crore projects can wait
Hot Air Balloon/ Amphibian bus etc  not Goan Identity
No new toilets in last 3 years
Regional plan, Goa heritage, Western ghats

Video:
https://youtu.be/8cU2SqEYtVI


Matanhy Saldanha Memorial programme
23.10.2015 at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji

[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha Memorial programme - Sonia Shirsat singing..

[JoeGoaUk]

 
Matanhy Saldanha Memorial programme
23.10.2015 at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji
 
Sonia Shirsat singing – Goa tum Goa Amchmem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzGuJTrE3Tg

 
Vishnu Surya Wagh, Nirmal Sawant and Prema Singh Bindra, Caitu D'Silva, 
Rohan Khaunte, Victoria Fernandes Mummy, Alina Saldanha etc
 
More pics within
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/22232132310/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/22419998045/in/photostream

[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha statue unveiled at Cansaulim

[JoeGoaUk]

Matanhy Saldanha statue unveiled at Cansaulim Today by Chief Minister Manohar 
Parrikar on Matanhy’s 66th Birth Anniversary 24th Oct. 2014

The unveiling ceremony was to start at 4 pm sharp but Parrikar arrived around 
4.25.
After a brief welcoming speech, Parrikar unveiled the statue at 4.35pm followed 
by a welcome song/dance.
At 4.44pm They invited VIP guests on stage starting with CM Parrikar, followed 
by South Goa MP Sawaikar, Avertano Furtado and Alina saldanha at this time 4.46 
it started raining heavily and all chairs were empty as people ran for shelter. 
 It was raining on the stage too as the organiser did not provide waterproof 
roof top such as tarpaulin (in Cansaulim/Velsao only it did rain around 12.30pm 
on the day). By 5pm everything was abandoned what they spoke nobody understood 
or heard by the people as it was raining and also all sound system was covered 
to protect from rain.  Truck came for filling up chairs and they did their job 
in the rain while people still waiting for rain to stop to go home. Rain 
stopped only after 5.30pm.

The whole event including the cost of statue was supposed to at GRE or 
Ramponkars’s cost.
Chief Minister and other ministers, MPs presence made  people think as if it 
was a state’s expenditure.  

Politicians present on the dais were CM Manohar Parrikar, South Goa MP Narendra 
Sawaikar, (North Goa MP and Minister Shripad Naik did not turn up), Fisheries 
Minister Avertano Furtado, Forest Minister Alina Saldanha,  BJP state President 
Vinay Tendulkar. Others who could not make it on stage (due to rains) were 
Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida,  Sanguem MLA Subash Phaldesai etc 

People gathered there were served with snack boxes  worth Rs.40-50 consisting 
cake, Frooti and Pattice. 

The pedestal appears to be larger/wider than the statue.

Watch the video and enjoy the rains too
Matanhy Saldanha  Statue at Cansaulim

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic_bxtRc5yE

blog
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2014/10/matanhy-saldanha-statue-unveiled-at.html

Matanhy 
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Statue covered with Parrikar
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Statue unveiled
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Welcome song / Dance
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Crowd
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stage
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Rains/Umbrellas on stage
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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha Memorial Football finals 28.4.13

[JoeGoaUk]

Matanhy Saldanha Memorial Football finals 28.4.13
T B Cunha Sports Complex, Cansaulim

Wilred Leisures SC, Curtorim v/s CRC Chinchinim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8691980324/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8691802138/in/photostream/

A short video clip – Football Finals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5RJ9zIYJIY


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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy opposed Mopa airport: Alina

[floriano lobo]

- Original Message - 
From: JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk

To: goa...@goanet.org
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:53 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy opposed Mopa airport: Alina


Matanhy opposed Mopa airport: Alina

PANAJI: Forest minister AlinaSaldanhafinally broke her silence over the 
Mopaairport issue, stating that her husband late MatanhySaldanhahad publicly 
expressed his opposition to it, as Goa could not sustain two international 
airports.


Chief minister Manohar Parrikar had recently said that Matanhy was in favour 
of Mopa airport. Even if the two (Matanhy and Parrikar) did speak about the 
Mopa issue, she was not aware of what transpired during the conversation, 
she said in a statement. Further, she said that Parrikar had clearly stated 
on the floor of the house that he had not stated that Matanhy supported 
Mopa.


Matanhy was totally focused on the Dabolim airport issue, which he firmly 
believed was a civilian airport and the Navy was in illegal possession of 
the same.


Matanhy had repeatedly said that he had ample documentary evidence to prove 
that Dabolim airport is a civilian airport, Saldanha said. She explained 
that the evidence comprised gazette notifications right from the time of 
acquisition of land for the construction of the airport in Dabolim during 
the pre-liberation colonial rule to the evidence that the Indian defence 
authorities themselves considered the Dabolim airport to be a civilian 
airport.


This is in a copy of the minutes of the meeting of board of officers, held 
on 19/02/1962, at Panjim, under Lt Col Arjinder Singh, Commanding Officer of 
17 Para AD RGTT, duly approved by the then military governor of Goa, Major 
General K P Kandeth, which clearly stated that the airport at Dabolim was a 
civil government property, she pointed out.


This is a post liberation document whose authenticity cannot be challenged, 
she asserted.


Saldanha said that the naval authorities should take cognizance of these 
facts and vacate Dabolim airport which they illegally occupied. In view of 
the above, the question of late Matanhy having supported Mopa does not 
arise.


She urged the people to vigorously pursue the demand to revert Dabolim 
airport to the civilian authorities. tnn

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Matanhy-opposed-Mopa-airport-Alina/articleshow/19485801.cms

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COMMENTS:


I LOVE MY GOA
NO TO MOPA
YES TO DR. JACK DE SEQUEIRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DABOLIM GOA.
N A V Y  G E T  O U T
[AND TAKE MANOHAR PARRIKAR WITH YOU TO NAGPUR]

floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
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PS1: To  the following from Alina:  Further, she said that Parrikar had 
clearly stated on the floor of the house that he had not stated that Matanhy 
supported Mopa., I say it is alright if Alina wants to shelter her BOSS. 
BUT  this is a goddammed another of MP's  U-Turn in the same manner that he 
had called his BOSS ... L K Advani a 'STALE PICKLE' and then blamed it on 
the press for mis-quoting him when he got the flak of his carrier.


PS2: Manohar Parrikar is a 'SPOILT BRAT'. He wants to have his way, no 
matter what!   But with asli die-hard GOANS, he will not succeed. He 
CLEARLY is a 'JUDAS' OF A GOAN and shud be hanged as such. CLEARLY 'NO' 
THIRD TERM'. End of the STORY.

[Goanet] Matanhy opposed Mopa airport: Alina

[JoeGoaUk]

Matanhy opposed Mopa airport: Alina 
 
PANAJI: Forest minister AlinaSaldanhafinally broke her silence over the 
Mopaairport issue, stating that her husband late MatanhySaldanhahad publicly 
expressed his opposition to it, as Goa could not sustain two international 
airports.

Chief minister Manohar Parrikar had recently said that Matanhy was in favour of 
Mopa airport. Even if the two (Matanhy and Parrikar) did speak about the Mopa 
issue, she was not aware of what transpired during the conversation, she said 
in a statement. Further, she said that Parrikar had clearly stated on the floor 
of the house that he had not stated that Matanhy supported Mopa.

Matanhy was totally focused on the Dabolim airport issue, which he firmly 
believed was a civilian airport and the Navy was in illegal possession of the 
same.

Matanhy had repeatedly said that he had ample documentary evidence to prove 
that Dabolim airport is a civilian airport, Saldanha said. She explained that 
the evidence comprised gazette notifications right from the time of acquisition 
of land for the construction of the airport in Dabolim during the 
pre-liberation colonial rule to the evidence that the Indian defence 
authorities themselves considered the Dabolim airport to be a civilian airport.

This is in a copy of the minutes of the meeting of board of officers, held on 
19/02/1962, at Panjim, under Lt Col Arjinder Singh, Commanding Officer of 17 
Para AD RGTT, duly approved by the then military governor of Goa, Major General 
K P Kandeth, which clearly stated that the airport at Dabolim was a civil 
government property, she pointed out.

This is a post liberation document whose authenticity cannot be challenged, she 
asserted.

Saldanha said that the naval authorities should take cognizance of these facts 
and vacate Dabolim airport which they illegally occupied. In view of the above, 
the question of late Matanhy having supported Mopa does not arise.

She urged the people to vigorously pursue the demand to revert Dabolim airport 
to the civilian authorities. tnn
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Matanhy-opposed-Mopa-airport-Alina/articleshow/19485801.cms

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[Goanet] Matanhy wanted Navy to vacate Dabolim airport

[Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão]

Not only Matanhy wanted the Navy shifted from Dabolim and restore Dabolim to 
its civil stature, 
it is on record from his interviews and letter to the Navhind Times  that he 
was against the coming up of Mopa airport also.
Read the article here and the Comments:


http://goaexpress.net/newsDetails.php?id=342



Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. 
  

[Goanet] Matanhy wanted Navy to vacate Dabolim airport

[Geraldo Oliveira]

Matanhy wanted  Navy to vacate Dabolim airport


Amidst
growing and sound opposition expressed against Mopa airport through the media
and editorials, it is time running out for the Government to  take a pause and 
address the question raised
by people of Goa, before it evolves into a popular movement.  To state that 
Dabolim will continue inspite
of Mopa, is  foolhardy.  It is the duty of any elected Government to
listen to the voices of the people.  More
so, the ‘already controversial  Mopa
airport’ was not part of the BJP Government’s election manifesto and therefore
has no mandate.


It is a
shocking tribute by the  CM to say on the
floor of the house, that ‘Matanhy was in favour of  Mopa airport’,  and that 
too on his  first death anniversary.  Matanhy’s views and statements on Dabolim 
and
Mopa airport are clear, well published and on record.   “Matanhy 
was totally against Mopa and said that Goa is too small for another
airport”.  He insisted that the Naval
occupation of Dabolim is illegal and should be forced to vacate.  He wanted 
Dabolim to be wholly returned back
to the civilian Government.  He
believed  that Mopa will be a disaster
for Goa just like the Konkan railway, which inspite of tall claims, is running
in crores of losses even after 15 years of operation.


The very
fact that KPMG has been asked to work on a revenue model for the Mopa airport,  
means that it is not a feasible project and
how to make it feasible is being looked at ! 
‘Any consultant for that matter, will be willing to provide feasibility
report on paper, for a fee’.


Goa already receives more tourists than its
population.  The filth and garbage
generated is  out of control,  road congestion  leading to accidents, 
inadequate parking
spaces, water shortages, mounting crimes and robberies, gambling, drugs and
prostitution on the rise, we must learn to cater only what we can manage.  
Turning  Mopa into an 
export hub is a contradiction, as agricultural land is  rapidly under assault  
by real estate mafias and farmers are being
marginalised.  Needless to add, the
poorest people in Goa are commonly farmers.


More
importantly, a project of such a huge magnitude,  which involves displacement 
of thousands of
people dependant on agriculture, loss of livelihood, destruction to the
environment, and  in the long run  losing a centrally located Dabolim airport;  
must be put up for serious  debate, and if necessary, even decided by a
referendum. 

 


Geraldo
Oliveira




 

[Goanet] MATANHY SALDANHA AND DABOLIM AIRPORT - People's Edit - Herald -27/3/13

[floriano lobo]

 MATANHY SALDANHA AND DABOLIM AIRPORT  By Fr. Eremito Rebello - Herald - 
People's Edit


www.heraldgoa.in [27/3/13
People\'s Edit
MATANHY SALDANHA AND DABOLIM AIRPORT
By: Fr. Eremito Rebello

Dear  Rev. Fr. Rebello,

Are you, as one of the main co-celebrants and the deliverer of the 
\'Homily\' at the Funeral service of Matanhy Saldanha at the Cansaulim 
Church, raising the banner of revolt for the murder of the promises, that 
the \'legacy of Matanha Saldanha\' shall be fulfilled, by the POWERS THAT 
BE? Is this the call for \'NO to MOPA\'  \'YES to DABOLIM\' . and 
\'NAVY GET OUT\' ??? That ENOUGH IS ENOUGH... This has gone tooo 
far ???


You knew Matanhy like you know your the back of your hand.
You have shared the inside of the Panjim Jail with him during the 
Anti-Metastrips agitiation. And if you feel that Matanha\'s vision and 
wishes have been steadily slighted through maligning his name and what he 
stood for...


So be it. The Youth of Goa whose future is sought to be destroyed for 20 
pieces of SILVER to deliver on clandestine Election Promises 2012 is going 
to raise this BANNER OF REVOLT to safe-guard Goa and Goans. At a time when 
every bit of things are going wrong and every promise is being compromised 
through U-TURNS, there is hardly any choice left for GOA.


Parliamentary Elections 2014
Goa Legislative Elections 2017 or earlier.
GOA, HERE WE COME.


Thank You Fr. Eremito Rebello from the bottom of our hearts for speaking 
likewise.


goasuraj
GSRP

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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha statue proposed at Upasnagar

[JoeGoaUk]

Matanhy Saldanha statue proposed at Upasnagar

Proposal to install Matanhy Saldanha statue at Upasnagar junction and name it as
Matanhy Saldanha Chowk /Junction put forward before Velsao Panchyat Gram Sabha 
held today 22.7.12
It was accepted by one and all.


The Sarpanch of Velsao-Pale-Isorsim Mrs. Fatima Pereira also appealed members 
to come forward with 
a suggestion as to how best they can spend Rs.10 Lac Golden Jubilee Grant they 
got from the Government.
It has to be utilised on a single project within next two months (which is two 
months extension sought by the Panchayat to utilised the fund) 

Not many people attended the Gram Sabha Meeting. There were about 55 only

The Juction at Upasnagar, current also know as Queeny Nagar
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7621340364/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7621343922/sizes/l/in/photostream/



Pics

Sarpanch Fatima Pereira with Secretary Ratnakar Govekar 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7621336784/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7621330538/in/photostream/

With Agnelo, Ramponnkar leader
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7621338840/in/photostream/

Matanhy Saldanha Statue / Chowk – Proposed by Salu
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7621338120/in/photostream/

Sanpanch and panchas with secretary
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7621337542/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7621335394/in/photostream/

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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha

[roland . francis]

I follow the news in Goa from Goanet and from other sources.

I was completely flummoxed by the glowing tributes paid to MS after his death. 
Why, I asked myself, did I not read even one percent of the praise showered on 
him after his death, while he was still living. 

If he was really the man he is made out to be, why did not the people who came 
out of the woodwork with glowing paens, even people who had never written on 
Goanet before singing his alleluias on the site, not whistle a single note 
about his work when he was a living, breathing human being.

What I mostly remember reading about MS over the years was how he had turned 
into an opportunist once he entered politics and how he was a major 
disappointment to people who had high hopes for him after the Ramponkar 
struggle and the Metastrips agitation.

I have no problem with the good they say about him now. I do have one with why 
they didn't say it before.

One day Eugene too will be singing Floriano's hit parade of road maps for Goa, 
instead of writing him off as a party chief who never won any seat or had a 
shot at winning one. Contingent of course on Eugene outlasting Floriano.

Roland.
Roland Francis
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha

[floriano]

Dear Roland,

My response to your post is not because you have mentioned my name.
It is because of the sincerity in which it is written.

Matanhy Saldanha and I were colleagues, though I started much much later 
than he, he being a year younger to me.
And I have criticized him more than I have appreciated him while he was 
living. This was never because I was jealous of him. It was because he 
didn't do more and what was actually required to be done by personalities 
like him being in the lime-light.


It is there on the net for everyone to see.

However,  let me quote the famous Goan adage:
'Melele Mosik Bara Xher dud

Having said that, I have prepared for my eventual death much much in advance 
and my dear 'wife' and/or my son/daughter have been instructed accordingly 
thus:


To allow each and every one  who would want to say a few words (eulogize) 
over my dead body to say them without let or hindrance.
To offer  flowers to those criticizing my work or me openly. ( worst 
criticism to get more  flowers). Because what they will have said would be 
absolutely true and coming directly  from their hearts.
To write off those who praised me in death, or my work after I was dead. 
Because these will have been utter hypocrites. Because those who would want 
to praise me would have done so when I was living and facing me, eye to eye. 
{for I have always culled a hypocrite from and friend]
To refuse state funeral for  husband/dad even if he was the CM of Goa. [No 
such illusions, though. The way I am going, it will be a wonder if I get 
past 1000 votes forget about winning and election. Because winning elections 
one has to lick arses. And floriano has never done that] In fact to instruct 
the State authorities to use the money on things worthwhile, especially 
catering to SENIOR CITIZENS IN OLD AGED HOMES.


Thank you for being straight forward, aka, not being a hypocrite.

Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
www.gragoa.com

- Original Message - 
From: roland.fran...@gmail.com

To: goa...@goanet.org
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 7:51 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha



I follow the news in Goa from Goanet and from other sources.

I was completely flummoxed by the glowing tributes paid to MS after his 
death. Why, I asked myself, did I not read even one percent of the praise 
showered on him after his death, while he was still living.


If he was really the man he is made out to be, why did not the people who 
came out of the woodwork with glowing paens, even people who had never 
written on Goanet before singing his alleluias on the site, not whistle a 
single note about his work when he was a living, breathing human being.


What I mostly remember reading about MS over the years was how he had 
turned into an opportunist once he entered politics and how he was a major 
disappointment to people who had high hopes for him after the Ramponkar 
struggle and the Metastrips agitation.


I have no problem with the good they say about him now. I do have one with 
why they didn't say it before.


One day Eugene too will be singing Floriano's hit parade of road maps for 
Goa, instead of writing him off as a party chief who never won any seat or 
had a shot at winning one. Contingent of course on Eugene outlasting 
Floriano.


Roland.
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416-453-3371


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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha

[Gabe Menezes]

On 30 March 2012 18:42, floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Roland,

 My response to your post is not because you have mentioned my name.
 It is because of the sincerity in which it is written.

 Matanhy Saldanha and I were colleagues, though I started much much later
 than he, he being a year younger to me.
 And I have criticized him more than I have appreciated him while he was
 living. This was never because I was jealous of him. It was because he
 didn't do more and what was actually required to be done by personalities
 like him being in the lime-light.

 It is there on the net for everyone to see.

 However,  let me quote the famous Goan adage:
 'Melele Mosik Bara Xher dud

 Having said that, I have prepared for my eventual death much much in
 advance and my dear 'wife' and/or my son/daughter have been instructed
 accordingly thus:

 To allow each and every one  who would want to say a few words (eulogize)
 over my dead body to say them without let or hindrance.
 To offer  flowers to those criticizing my work or me openly. ( worst
 criticism to get more  flowers). Because what they will have said would be
 absolutely true and coming directly  from their hearts.
 To write off those who praised me in death, or my work after I was dead.
 Because these will have been utter hypocrites. Because those who would want
 to praise me would have done so when I was living and facing me, eye to
 eye. {for I have always culled a hypocrite from and friend]
 To refuse state funeral for  husband/dad even if he was the CM of Goa. [No
 such illusions, though. The way I am going, it will be a wonder if I get
 past 1000 votes forget about winning and election. Because winning
 elections one has to lick arses. And floriano has never done that] In fact
 to instruct the State authorities to use the money on things worthwhile,
 especially catering to SENIOR CITIZENS IN OLD AGED HOMES.

 Thank you for being straight forward, aka, not being a hypocrite.

 Cheers
 floriano
 goasuraj
 9890470896
 www.goasu-raj.org
 www.gragoa.com



Roland, you are not alone, here  is a link to a blog site, a person who
used to post on this forum in bygone times. Telling it as it is w.r.t. his
own experience.

http://goa-kranti.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/mathanay-saldanha-that-i-know.html




-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - some more memories

[Gabriel de Figueiredo]

Yes I remember that programme. Some learned person on that documentary kept 
referring to present-day Catholics as these Portuguese people ... 
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - some more memories

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

Matanhy at the SEZ site in Keri-Bhutkhamb, Nov 2007 (Ajay Pereira, Dr. N. Dumo 
and Floriano are also seen) -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-keri.jpg


Matanhy speaking to the national media about the SEZ scam in Panjim, Nov 2007 -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-media.jpg



Matanhy at the Goa People's Assembly organized by Soter and I, June 2008 -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-gpa.jpg




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 From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
To: goa...@goanet.org goa...@goanet.org 
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 11:29 AM
Subject: Matanhy - some more memories (was Re: Jaag Goenkara)
 

To Goanet -

All images from 2008.

Telling it like it is to dirtbag Babu Kavalekar who wanted a Food Park
in Quitol-Betul, a land grab -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-with-kavalekar.jpg


Pleading with former CM Digambar Kamat that SEZs should be thrown
out of Goa -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-with-digu.jpg



Welcomed at an anti-SEZ rally in Mapusa by saffron/Hindutva/BJP women -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-welcome.jpg




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 From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
To: goa...@goanet.org goa...@goanet.org 
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:13 PM
Subject: Jaag Goenkara
 

To Goanet -

Matanhy addressing an anti-SEZ rally in Valpoi in Dec 2007 -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-valpoi.jpg




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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy

[Santosh Helekar]

The post below reveals to me the following two facts:

1. The author's admission that any person like him who responds to a Goanet 
post addressed to someone else, does so, because the message in it hit home to 
him whom the cap fits. This confirms the fact that the following message of 
mine in a prior post hit home perfectly, and the cap fitted the right person, 
as indicated by the author's irritated response to it:

QUOTE
There is no dearth of young activists. There is only a serious deficiency of 
honesty, consistency and selfless devotion to justice, as opposed to an 
inwardly focused desire to engage in petty politics, and to serve essentially 
parochial and sectarian interests.
UNQUOTE
.Santosh Helekar

Please see:

2. The author believes that his following statement indicates that he has high 
regard and respect for teachers.

QUOTE
‘Those who can, do 
Those who cannot, teach’
UNQUOTE
.Marshall Mendonza

Cheers,

Santosh

- Original Message -
 From: Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com
 To: goanet goanet@lists.goanet.org
 Cc: 
 Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 4:36 AM
 Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy
 
 My comments were specifically addressed to those who make bombastic
 statements but who need to walk the talk. I think the message hit home to
 those whom the cap fit.
 I have high regard and respect for teachers as well as other professionals
 who possess honesty and integrity.
 
 Regards,
 
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[Goanet] Matanhy

[Dom Martin]

In life, we exist asymmetrically until our life sentence is commuted by death.  
To fulfil the purpose for which one’s existence came to be necessary is to 
overcome death and join the ranks of immortality.
Not everyone is committedly aware of that purpose, or able to tenaciously 
endure that altruistic burden.
 
Dom Martin


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[Goanet] Matanhy

[Dom Martin]

In life, we exist asymmetrically until our life sentence on earth is commuted 
by death. To fulfil the purpose for which one’s existence came to be necessary 
is to overcome death and join the ranks of immortality.
Not everyone is committedly aware of that purpose, or able to tenaciously 
endure that altruistic burden.

Dom Martin


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[Goanet] Matanhy - some more memories (was Re: Jaag Goenkara)

[soter]

Why only in Mapusa, Rajan? Practically everywhere in Goa. Mathany put up for 
the night at Satya Heera in Mapusa which was also a common saffron joint in 
those days.

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[Goanet] Matanhy

[Marshall Mendonza]

My comments were specifically addressed to those who make bombastic
statements but who need to walk the talk. I think the message hit home to
those whom the cap fit.
I have high regard and respect for teachers as well as other professionals
who possess honesty and integrity.

Regards,

Marshall

*I cannot understand why any non-activist or genuine public interest
activist would be so offended by my earlier comment as to lash out against
me specifically in a public forum for not being an activist by profession.
Why is it wrong to not be a political activist, and be a teacher instead?
Those who teach are doing a great public service.

Cheers,
be
Santosh
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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha - Last journey

[JoeGoaUk]

Upadate: 24th March 2012 

Matanhy Saldanha - The Final journey


Goemcho put to
Niz Goemkar to
Mozo gaum-bhau to,

Adieus, Sir  Matanhy  Saldanha 

blog
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2012/03/adieus-sir-matanhy-saldanha.html

Matanhy laid to rest.
Talking photos..

Matanhy into his coffin at  home
Wife Alina also seen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865059514/in/photostream/


Decorated with flowers – The  final resting place
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011175001/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011176897/in/photostream/


People lined up to pay last  respect 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011177317/in/photostream/
the funeral brass  band
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865065852/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865065390/in/photostream/

Matanhy leaving home for the  last time – Parrikar also seen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011180257/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865066714/in/photostream/


The politicians in the  crowd
CM Parrikar, Arun Jaitley, Shripad, Shashikala, Damu, Mickky, Francis  etc

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011181463/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011183235/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865069698/in/photostream/


Chief Minister Manohar  Parrikar assured that Matanhy’s wishes 
would be fulfilled thought his  colleagues 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011170975/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865058268/in/photostream/

‘Go ahead Alina, we are with  you’ said Fr. Eremito Rebello
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011183999/in/photostream/

Matanhy along with his  family members
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011184517/sizes/l/in/photostream/


a section of the  crowd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865072004/sizes/l/in/photostream/


another section
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865074058/sizes/l/in/photostream/


over 50 priests – Concelebrated mass
A section

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865075324/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Archbishop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865078872/in/photostream/


the main three  priests

With Bishop Filipe Neri, Fr.  Jose Remedious and Fr. Lucio Dias
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011189725/sizes/l/in/photostream/


Here is Sir Matanhy – With State / National honour

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011191267/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865078592/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Matanhy’s sisters  etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011193437/in/photostream/


Wife Alina
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7011193855/in/photostream/

Padmashree Remo Fernandes  paid a beautiful musical tribute – Flute
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865053178/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865054576/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865055850/in/photostream/

the coffin top /  Cover
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6865067098/sizes/l/in/photostream/

blog
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2012/03/adieus-sir-matanhy-saldanha.html

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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha - Last journey

[Peter Fernandes]

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Joe,
Thank You,
Devan tumkam ho Vaur cholounk khub khub ani khub ghotai diumchi.

Upkar attoun.
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[Goanet] Matanhy

[Marshall Mendonza]

If only those who make statements like the one below had to lead by
example, their words would carry more conviction. Actions speak louder than
a hundred bombastic words. As the saying goes:

‘Those who can, do

Those who cannot, teach’

** **

Regards,

** **

Marshall

** **

*There is no dearth of young activists. There is only a serious deficiency
of honesty, consistency and selfless devotion to justice, as opposed to an
inwardly focused desire to engage in petty politics, and to serve
essentially parochial and sectarian interests.*

* *

*Cheers,*

* *

*Santosh*

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy

[Santosh Helekar]

I cannot understand why any non-activist or genuine public interest activist 
would be so offended by my earlier comment as to lash out against me 
specifically in a public forum for not being an activist by profession. Why is 
it wrong to not be a political activist, and be a teacher instead? Those who 
teach are doing a great public service.

George Pinto to whom my comment was addressed, and who agreed with it, is 
already leading by example. He is spearheading a wonderful selfless effort that 
fosters the progress of, and justice for, all Goans, and not just some 
selective parochial religious, ideological or sectarian interest group. The 
name of this effort is Goa Sudharop. Please see: http://www.goasudharop.org/

Those who have supported various causes through this organization have done 
their own small part in promoting a positive and unifying form of activism, of 
the type whose dearth I was lamenting in my earlier comment.

Cheers,
be
Santosh


- Original Message -
 From: Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com
 To: goanet goanet@lists.goanet.org
 Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 11:35 AM
 Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy
 
 If only those who make statements like the one below had to lead by
 example, their words would carry more conviction. Actions speak louder than
 a hundred bombastic words. As the saying goes:
 
 ‘Those who can, do
 
 Those who cannot, teach’
 
 ** **
 
 Regards,
 
 ** **

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[Goanet] Matanhy - some more memories (was Re: Jaag Goenkara)

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

All images from 2008.

Telling it like it is to dirtbag Babu Kavalekar who wanted a Food Park
in Quitol-Betul, a land grab -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-with-kavalekar.jpg


Pleading with former CM Digambar Kamat that SEZs should be thrown
out of Goa -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-with-digu.jpg



Welcomed at an anti-SEZ rally in Mapusa by saffron/Hindutva/BJP women -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-welcome.jpg




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 From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
To: goa...@goanet.org goa...@goanet.org 
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:13 PM
Subject: Jaag Goenkara
 

To Goanet -

Matanhy addressing an anti-SEZ rally in Valpoi in Dec 2007 -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-valpoi.jpg




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[Goanet] Matanhy or Mathany

[JoeGoaUk]

[Goanet] Matanhy or Mathany

It’s JOSE MATANHY DE SALDANHA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6858710912/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/7004828761/sizes/l/in/photostream/


quote
I have seen his name spelled both ways in the media and elsewhere. I
have used Mathany, but reading one newspaper I later changed my
spelling to Matanhy. The GBA press release uses the spelling Mathany.
Any idea how the minister himself wrote his naem?

Eugene

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[Goanet] Matanhy - the irony

[Eugene Correia]

Yesterday OHeraldo carried an advertisement from the Shack Owners
Welfare Society congratulating Matanhy Saldanha on getting a
ministerial post. It said, Wishing you all the best in your future
endeavours and may God bless you with good health to serve the people
of Goa.

Did God really bless him by taking him away and not letting him ruin
the reputation he had earned as a ceaseless, fearless fighter for
social justice if he had lived and not been able to fulfill the
promise of keeping Goa from further destruction? Didn't he lose the
fight to get River Princess out of its place of resting during his
first tenure as tourism minister? Would be able to take on the might
mining and hotel lobbies to clean the environment and the beaches?
It's a different ball game to fight against the mining lords and the
government decisions that the people didn't like than doing things in
an official capacity, such as bringing in new laws or making
amendments to existing ones regarding environment, mining, etc, as it
bring the government into direct clash with the powerful lobbies.
As Teotonio de Souza said, I believe that god saved him from Goan
democracy!, I believe Matanhy would have been consumed alive fighting
the evil forces. Check what is happening with Mamta Banerjee and
contrast her role as an activist and now as chief minister of Bengal.
Activists such as Matanhy have fire in their bellies. Once these
fired-breathing activists go on to the other side of governing, they
often get caught in bureaucratic muddles and the hard realities of
governance.
As a deeply religious man, Matanhy had probably left his fate in God's
hand. He couldn't cheat death. As one report quoted a wailing
fisherwoman asking God why He didn't let Matanhy live at least for
another year, the answer to her question will never be known. Matanhy
himself would have said, Don't cry for me, Goa.



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[Goanet] Matanhy

[George Pinto]

Interesting the hypocrisy of those who were not just criticizing Matanhy for 
his recent political moves but personally vilified him, yet they now are 
singing his praises. Of course, INTEGRITY is not in full supply in the Goan 
world (actually in short supply).

But that aside, some mourn the loss of an activist. While he was in his early 
60's and still relatively young he had carried a number of causes throughout 
his life yet was expected to shoulder on. The lack of activists in their 20's, 
30's, 40's in the Goan world is telling. We are relying on the same activists 
to carry several issues, many in their late 50's, 60's, even 70's. Not a good 
sign.

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy

[Santosh Helekar]

George,

There is no dearth of young activists. There is only a serious deficiency of 
honesty, consistency and selfless devotion to justice, as opposed to an 
inwardly focused desire to engage in petty politics, and to serve essentially 
parochial and sectarian interests.

Cheers,

Santosh


- Original Message -
 From: George Pinto georgejpi...@yahoo.com
 To: Goanet goa...@goanet.org
 Cc: 
 Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:38 AM
 Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy
 
 Interesting the hypocrisy of those who were not just criticizing Matanhy for 
 his 
 recent political moves but personally vilified him, yet they now are singing 
 his 
 praises. Of course, INTEGRITY is not in full supply in the Goan world 
 (actually 
 in short supply).
 
 But that aside, some mourn the loss of an activist. While he was in his early 
 60's and still relatively young he had carried a number of causes throughout 
 his life yet was expected to shoulder on. The lack of activists in their 
 20's, 30's, 40's in the Goan world is telling. We are relying on the 
 same activists to carry several issues, many in their late 50's, 60's, 
 even 70's. Not a good sign.
 
 George

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - the irony

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

As Teotonio de Souza said, I believe that god saved him from Goan
democracy!

Dear Dr. de Souza,

Why this backhanded swipe?  What you really meant is, you didn't
like Matanhy's joining the 'saffron' Bee Jay Pee, didn't you?  But you
don't want to say it directly so you outsource the dirty work to our
trusted pal, Dr. God, who, as we all know, will never appear in person
to disappoint us.

How come God continues to subject the rest of us to this scourge of
Goan democracy?

Regards,


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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy

[George Pinto]

Santosh has made an excellent point.

--- On Thu, 3/22/12, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote:

 George,
 
 There is no dearth of young activists. There is only a
 serious deficiency of honesty, consistency and selfless
 devotion to justice, as opposed to an inwardly focused
 desire to engage in petty politics, and to serve essentially
 parochial and sectarian interests.
 
 Cheers,
 
 Santosh
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - The Activist

[Edwin/Diana Pinto]

Matanhy Saldanha - The last of the idealists - by Edwin Pinto

To me, the passing away of Matanhy Saldanha certainly signifies the end of 
an era for Goa and Goans. For Matanhy, in a manner of speaking, was the last 
of the idealists  - that rare breed of activists who walked a tortuous path 
through long seasons of uncertainty and turbulence as they struggled with 
unwavering commitment against a government and a system skilfully configured 
and heavily weighted against the people and the land.


It was during the Anti Meta Strips campaign in the year 2000 that we first 
came in contact with Matanhy Saldanha. This was one of Goa's more intense 
convulsions, where the surging anger of the people resulted in head on 
confrontations between them and an intransigent government who tried to 
suppress the movement through the use of state machinery. Needless to say, 
movements of this magnitude certainly do not leave time for genteel 
nurturing of relationships. We were thrown together - people living in the 
affected villages around the factory, clueless, but full of good 
intentions - never, ever envisaging where our campaign would lead us. It was 
Matanhy who took charge, explaining, encouraging, motivating and guiding us 
through the various stages of this tumultuous movement and putting steel in 
our spines when the chips were down. In fact, he led from the front, imbuing 
a group of ordinary villagers who were total novices to such campaigns, with 
the unbelievable ability to withstand a thirteen day fast that brought the 
government of the day to its knees, compelling it to close down the factory, 
even though it proved later to be a temporary measure.


For Matanhy, the land and the environment were sacred community resources, 
to be used for the collective good. He loved Goa with an intense passion and 
willingly sacrificed many other dimensions of his life for his beloved 
motherland. Matanhy did not believe in spit, polish and sophistication. He 
was a votary of people's empowerment, clearly understanding that any 
movement, however worthy, which was not fuelled with the energy of people at 
grassroots level, was bound to experience extreme difficulties in fulfilling 
its goal. He was therefore driven to shape a community that he hoped would 
be alert, empowered and vigilant. For he firmly believed that such a 
community would ultimately form Goa's most impervious defence against the 
machinations of vested interests.


In our very many interactions and discussions with Matanhy, some admittedly 
heated and tempestuous, we gained an insight into the depths of his 
personality. He had a enviably sharp intellect, that could analyse any 
situation thoroughly and grasp its very essence. His world view and 
understanding of environmental issues, enabled him to come out with quick 
and well thought out questions and responses to ill considered government 
policies and laws imposed on the state, that have undoubtedly saved Goa from 
even worse degradation than that it is experiencing presently. He lived with 
the courage of his convictions, strongly believing that laws were made for 
people and not the other way around. Hence he staunchly defended the rights 
of fishermen to enjoy their traditional habitations within the CRZ zone.


Matanhy, more than most, understood the near impossibility of fighting 
against a state equipped with the might of the system. With limited 
resources at his command, he relied on his intellect, his sharp 
understanding of the system's modus operandi, but most of all on the support 
of the ordinary people, whose roots in the land he believed, gave them a 
better feeling and perspective of the problems. He understood how important 
it was for a community to preserve its special identity, even as it fused 
with the peoples who made up the rest of the nation


Even when most of us at some stage got caught up in the problems and 
situations of our own lives, we could always rest in the assurance that 
Matanhy was always on the job, unceasingly watchful, always on guard as he 
looked out for his beloved Goa and Goans. Right from the early days of the 
legendary Ramponkar's Movement that toppled a mighty government, to the 
Konkan Railway, SEZ, and any major environmental issue that rocked Goa, 
Matanhy was a household name - synonymous with Goa and Goan issues. It is 
indeed a tragic irony of fate that he won this election, was given charge of 
Ministries close to his heart in a Government that was unhampered by the 
constraints of coalition politics, only to be called away before fulfilling 
his destiny.









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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha dies of Massive Heart Attack early today 21.3.12

[JoeGoaUk]

Matanhy Saldanha dies of Massive Heart Attack early today 21.3.12

in my congratulatory message to him on 7th March, I also wrote him to let me 
know new govt. swearing in ceremony..
On 15th March I got reply 
'thank u, sorry saw your mail late, Matanhy Saldanha'. 

that was his last mail to me

We will miss you dear Matanhy.


File pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/2969307475/sizes/n/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6708913561/

On his 60th Birthday with Monohar Parrikar, Christopher, 
Prajal, Fr. Eremito etc
http://youtu.be/LJNoXlsr14Y

Matanhy was Tourism Minister in the present Parrikar Govt.
It was only 5 days since he took charge of the Tourism Ministry

RIP


joego...@yahoo.co.uk 
for Goa  NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 
For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 
In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha R.I.P.

[Melvyn Fernandes]

Dear goanet readers

I was sorry to hear the sad news that Matanhy Saldanha had passed away. He was 
a man of vision, unlike the purveyors of 
doom and gloom today, and I hope the work he started in giving Goa an identity 
and special status will continue. I recall 
meeting him at the Goan Association (UK) clubhouse in Beckenham, Kent a few 
years ago where he addressed a full house 
on his visit to the United Kingdom. 

Melvyn Fernandes
Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom
21 March 2012

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha R.I.P.

[J. Colaco jc]

 Melvyn Fernandes mel...@orange.net wrote:  I was sorry to hear the
sad news that Matanhy Saldanha had passed away.


Very sad news indeed.

My sympathies to the family at this very difficult time for them.

May his soul RIP

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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha - R.I.P

[Sandeep Heble]

If I was asked to choose one person for the qualities of honesty,
kindness and sincerity, I would definitely choose Matanhy Saldanha.
Matanhy Saldanha was my teacher in school, in Don Bosco Panjim where I
studied. He was a multi-faceted personality. Apart from being a good
teacher, he was also a social activist, a writer, speaker,
environmentalist, politician and most importantly a simple kind
hearted human being. He was so unlike the other teachers, not the
strict disciplinarian but more of a friend with extra-ordinary
communication skills. What others would take hours and hours to teach,
he had the unique ability to convey the same within just a few
minutes. He was a trifle absent minded but everybody in school loved
him. He in turn loved Goa immensely. Along with science which he
taught as a subject, value education always became an important
subject in our classrooms. He was a role model to us and always
encouraged us to do something good for Goa - its heritage, culture and
environment. He was one of the nicest, sweetest and kindest person I
ever met. Since he lived quite close to my house, I had the
opportunity of meeting and interacting with him on a regular basis,
which was always such a pleasure.

Matanhy was unhappy with a lot of things and tried to change all that
by first being the change himself. He got himself submersed totally
into people's causes and struggles and devoted his full life fighting
for it. Trying to do something good for Goa became an important
mission of his life. He fought various battles for Goa, battles
against large scale land conversions, destruction of environment,
pollution, language agitation, special status, corruption, etc.
Whenever there was a cause representing Public interest, here was a
person who you would always see at the forefront. He was a political
rockstar who rocked every platform with his thundering voice. His
contributions to Goa, particularly in the field of politics,
environment and social activism, are immense. Restoring Goa back to
it's pristine glory was something he wanted to see. He left this abode
with an unfinished agenda. His demise is an immeasurable loss for us
all. We will miss him dearly. Completing his unfinished agenda will be
the greatest tribute we could pay to him. Let his life be an
inspiration for us to achieve the best for our beloved state. The
different battles he fought for must continue!

Sandeep Heble
Panaji-Goa
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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha

[Oscar Lobo]

Matanhy Saldanha

It is with great sorrow that we learn of the sad demise of Hon. Matanhy
Saldanha.

He will always be remembered for having genuine interest in helping 
people particularly the downtrodden. Above all his keen desire to give 
Goa special status.


He will be sorely missed.  May his soul Rest In Peace and give courage 
to his wife and children.


Oscar C. Lobo
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha dies of Massive Heart Attack early today 21.3.12

[Mario Andrew Rodrigues]

Very very unfortunate , shocking and Sad.
Goa and Goans surely will miss dear Matanhy so will his family and friends.
He was special thats why he wanted special status for Goa. God has HIS 
plans. We may never know or understand.

Prayers that his soul may rest in peace

Our sincere sympathies and condolences to the family, friends and partymen.

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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha Goa's hope for a better future is no more

[roger dsouza]

*It is with great sorrow and shock, that I share the very sad news that one
of the greastest voice and hopes that we had for our beloved Goa Matanhy
Saldanha is no more. He truly was a beloved son of Goa who worked hard to
the end for Goa and Goans. *
**
*May his wife and loved ones be comforted at this diffcult time.*
**
*
I attach his last message below from the Herald.

*
*

*
*Matanhy cautious on move to denotify Mhadei areas TEAM HERALD
teamher...@herald-goa.com PANJIM:*

Forest Minister Matanhy Saldanha has said the proposal to denotify certain
areas of Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary has to be decided only after ensuring
‘the move is not to help the mining industry’ Saldanha said the proposal is
being studied by Government. “We want to study whether demand for
denotification of Mhadei wildlife sanctuary is for the sake of people or
for the sake of mining industry”, he told reporters on the sidelines of the
State Legislative Assembly session. Pointing to Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane’s
petition in the High Court, Saldanha said the interest of the people living
in the Sanctuary should be protected and the new Government will ensure it.
“There is no threat to the wildlife from the locals living there”, the
minister said. Rane, last year had filed a petition in the High Court
challenging the 12-year-old Government decision of notifying areas of
Mahdei Wildlife Sanctuary. Rane’s petition terms the notification as
illegal as it directly affects the inhabitants of about 28 remote villages
in the Mhadei area where the villagers carry on agricultural activities as
their only source of income. Rane alleged that the decision to notify --
taken during President’s rule in 1999 -- was taken without conducting any
study or proper survey/demarcation of the area. Nevertheless, some
environment activists had also filed an intervention application in the
petition expressing apprehension that Rane was acting in collusion with the
Congress Government to ensure that the sanctuary notification is set aside
in order to help the mining lobby. TIGER RESERVE: Matanhy asserted that
tigers in Mhadei wildlife sanctuary need to be protected and said the
proposal to declare the sanctuary as ‘tiger reserve’ will be examined by
the State Government before taking any concrete stand on it. “It’s a
serious issue which needs proper study. If it’s justified that there is
tiger presence, then same could be referred to Union Ministry for suitable
directions”, he said adding if there are tigers then we need to protect
them. Environment activists in the State had been lobbying for declaring
the sanctuary as ‘tiger reserve’. Along with State Government, a proposal
was also sent to Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). Though
MoEF had asked for a proposal to declare Mhadei wildlife sanctuary a tiger
reserve, the then Congress-led Government feigned ignorance on the issue.
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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldana RIP

[Pandu Lampiao]

Shocking news, the one voice of change is passed on.
Very sad to see one of the few thinking politicians.
Long live the father of protest in Goi!!
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[floriano]

:-))
Glad to note your input
Cheers
floriano


- Original Message - 
From: Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com

To: goanet goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:09 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy and BJP



Floriano Lobo:
No born leader follows the followers. On the Contrary, the followers  must
follow the LEADER.

Response:
On a humourous note I am reminded of Jim Hacker in the comedy serial  Yes
Minister  telling his secretary Humphery very innocently  I am their
leader, I have to follow them
It appears in many ways that the serial Yer Minister reflected real life
situations.

Regards,

Marshall


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[Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[Marshall Mendonza]

Dear Geraldo,

Matanhy is free to join any party and the electorate are free to vote
for whichever candidate they think will represent them best. However,
it must be borne in mind that certain parties are driven by
ideologies. One must check before supporting and voting for such
parties whether their ideology suits oneself. For example, the BJP
subscribes to the hindutva ideology which states and believes that the
Muslims and Christians should be deprived of all rights of a citizen.
They also believe that the hindu culture should be imposed on them.
The BJP governments in states like MP, Gujarat, Karnataka,
Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand have been systematically imposing their
hindutva programmes on the people. Laws have been enacted against
minorities like anti-conversion act, ban on cow slaughter and even
stringent punishments for eating meat. Text books have been changed to
brain wash children with their ideology. In Goa they have been
agitating against the grant of aid to English medium schools while
extending it to Marathi , Kannada and other language schools.  If this
is what you wish for, so be it.

I am aware that the Congress has let people down with their corrupt
practices and wrong policies. However, the solution is not to jump
from the frying pan into the fire. I would suggest that you look at
other alternatives. Choose any candidate even an independent who is
clean, honest and with integrity and principles. If even 10 such good
candidates are elected it will make a difference. Many drops make an
ocean. If you are finally left with a choice of choosing between the
devil and the deep blue sea, choose the lesser evil. With corruption
you will survive at least. But with corruption and communalism, you
are done for. Refer to the latest issue of Frontline which link I am
giving below for a better understanding:

http://www.frontlineonnet.com/

Regards,


Marshall





Geraldo Oliveira



 With little choice at the disposal of electorate at this crucial
election, which is 'make or break',  and based on the current

 scenario of candidates, one can easily conclude that a Parrikar
government with Matanhy in its ranks will be far better than any
Congress combination to govern Goa for the next 5 years.
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[Geraldo Oliveira]

Dear Marshall,
I read your comments to my article on goanet and your fears as stated are 
perfectly understandable. 
Goans must throw the anti Goan and absolutely corrupt Congress Party out of 
power, atleast for this term.  It is foolish argument that Corruption is a 
lesser evil than Communalism because Corruption destroys the very heart and 
soul of a society and affects everybody. Communalism can be dealt in Goa by 
bringing about unity between both Hindu and the Christian communities.  More 
Catholic representation in the BJP  will change the political compulsions and 
bring about unity among Goans wich is very vital for our survival. 
The real danger is the polarisation of the two major communities.  The 
Christians are fast receding in numbers and if we don't unite now, Goans will 
be outnumbered and wiped out like the east indians.   The corrupt Congress has 
used the 'secular' card effectively to its advantage.  With  no love for the 
BJP,  during the last BJP government  (which didnt last the full term), 11.8 % 
jobs were given to the christian community whereas this secular Congress 
Government led by Digambar Kamat with so many christian ministers, only 8.5% 
jobs went to the Christian community.  
Leaving aside Matanhy's achievements, his honesty and integrity are 
unquestionable.  He is visionary and a lone crusader who has selflessly fought 
for Goa's causes over the years.  I assure you Matanhy will have a voice where 
ever he is, and the BJP in Goa will listen to him. If Goans have not recognised 
 Matanhy Saldanha, so be it, but definitely this man does not deserve to be 
despised nor attacked. 
Mog assom,
Geraldo Oliveira
  
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On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Geraldo Oliveira niger...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Matanhy and BJP As expected, Matanhy’s door to door campaign has been 
carefully scrutinized and critics will always see his joining hands with BJP, 
an excuse to paint him with the saffron brush.  This is exactly what the so 
called ‘secular’  hypocrisy is all about.  Most of the the present Congress 
MLAs have at some point in time, had close ties with the BJP, but our  
‘secularist’ will choose not to make a mention. They will rather hype on the 10 
years old controversial CD and  Good Friday issue,  than the most recent 
closing ceremony of IFFI  deliberately scheduled on the feast of Goencho Saib 
by ‘secular’ Congress headed by  Digubab.  Interestingly, every scam of the 
Congress government whether it is illegal Mining, Regional plan, SEZ, Cidade de 
Goa ordinance etc., is brushed under the carpet during elections by the so 
called ‘secularist’. It is true that, Matanhy  joining the BJP has sent  
shivers in the Congress
 ranks and upset the so called secularist, but Goans at large must welcome this 
as a very positive and prudent move that can bring about unity between  both 
Christian and Hindu communities, which till date remain polarised as a result 
of years of Congress misrule.  While the Congress has plundered  and sold Goa, 
it’s Party chief Sonia Gandhi has lied to the electorate at the last election 
on Special status and now, has unleashed the same bunch of powerful thieves 
along with their families to consolidate their territories for the final 
assault on mother Goa.   On the other hand, the BJP has atleast acknowledged  
mistakes of the past and with more representatives of the Catholic community 
joining  its ranks, will have to  rethink  its attitude towards the minority 
community, which is positive for Goa. It is stupid to even think that Matanhy 
will embrace RSS ideology or blindly follow any ill conceived policies of the 
Party as alleged by some. 
 Matanhy  is a shrewd man  with a strong mind of his own,  capable of 
influencing others towards his own vision for Goa.  Goa stands a much better 
chance to bring about a Lokayukta and even Special Status under BJP   than 
under any Congress Government  which is totally anti Goan. Our good friend 
Rupert Coutinho has censured Matanhy, and with a long list of  questions, but 
one can condone his ignorance of Matanhy’s achievements, both as an activist 
and as a politician over the last 40 years. Just  to point out one example : 
SEZ in Goa  was stopped  only when Matanhy gave an ultimatum to the Digamber 
Kamat led  Government not so long ago.  It has always been Matanhy’s style not 
to trumpet his achievements, but it is time to make known that Matanhy opposed 
tooth and nail the idea of cancelation of Good Friday and many other policy 
decisions when he was part of the BJP Government.    Mr. Coutinho being in UAE 
is unaware that Matanhy has
 joined the BJP on the advice of his supporters in Cortalim constituency which 
itself speaks volumes of grassroot support and development in the area during 
his tenure.  Anybody  can book Matanhy  for sins of omission, but not for 
corruption and opportunism as alleged by Rupert Coutinho and if that was the 
case, Matanhy could have easily joined the Congress years ago, 

Re: [Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[floriano]

GO: More Catholic representation in the BJP will change the political 
compulsions and bring about unity among Goans wich is very vital for our 
survival.


FL: Ha Ha.  Tell this to George Menezes of Mumbai who wanted to prove to the 
world that BJP's thinking could be changed. Geraldo must call him up 
sometimes and have a heart to heart chat with him on this topic. I'm sure 
George Menezes will dispell all his halucinations about the BJP wanting 
Unity with the Indian Christian world. Ha Ha, once again.


GO: He is visionary and a lone crusader who has selflessly fought for Goa's 
causes over the years

FL: There is a typo error here. It should read 'selfishly'

GO: I assure you Matanhy will have a voice where ever he is, and the BJP in 
Goa will listen to him
FL: Like they listened to him over the CD and the Good Friday affair. Ha Ha. 
On this account I have said umpteen times that people of Cortalim had sent a 
ferocious Alsation Dog to the Goa legislative Assembly with hopes that this 
dog could rock the place with his resounding barks. But the ferocious dog 
turned out to be the BJP  'ear' licking poodle. Ha Ha again.


GO: If Goans have not recognised Matanhy Saldanha.
FL:  The Nagpur based RSS has??? Is this what GO means to  say?? If that is 
so, then I agree with him  one hundred  per cent.


GO: It is true that, Matanhy joining the BJP has sent shivers in the 
Congress
but Goans at large must welcome this as a very positive and prudent move 
that can bring about unity between both Christian and Hindu communities,


FL: Geraldo must not rush to pat his own back for this opinion. Shivers in 
the Congress? It is more like 'Jiving' as it looks to me. The Congress camp 
cannot stop jiving to see Matanhy having cut his own feet with this move, 
especially Congress' Mauvin Godinho..


GO: On the other hand, the BJP has atleast acknowledged mistakes of the past 
and with more representatives of the Catholic community joining its ranks, 
will have to rethink its attitude towards the minority community, which is 
positive for Goa. It is stupid to even think that Matanhy will embrace RSS 
ideology or blindly follow any ill conceived policies of the Party as 
alleged by some.
FL: Matanhy will embrace nothing. He will be just used by the RSS ( read 
Manohar Parrikar) and when the time comes, he will be dumped like a soiled 
piece of rag. As I have said earlier, Matanhy has cut his own feet  in a 
hurry by basically being SELFISH and wanting to get to places faster than 
warranted just like the old fox from Saligao..


GO:Mr. Coutinho being in UAE is unaware that Matanhy has
joined the BJP on the advice of his supporters in Cortalim constituency 
which itself speaks volumes of grassroot support and development in the area 
during his tenure
FL: Geraldo must give some credit to Rupert Coutinho's intelligence. No born 
leader follows the followers. On the Contrary, the followers  must follow 
the LEADER. We shall see if Matanhy succeeds in painting Cortalim saffron or 
gets thrown  into the Zuari River. Hope he knows how to swim. :-)


GO: One can easily conclude that a Parrikar government with Matanhy in its 
ranks will be far better than any Congress combination to govern Goa for the 
next 5 years
FL: It makes me pity the high intelligence of Geraldo come to naught on this 
one. He must see through Congress as well as the BJP and focus on something 
different at a distant. If not Congress, then BJP and vice versa has turned 
intelligent Goans into BUFFOONS  for far too long. And now the Bengali 
'tricumtel' is vying for a place in between the Congress and the BJP


Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org

BTW: That Matanhy never had the qualities of a LEADER was known to yours 
faithfully the day I met him for the very first time during his  fasting 
across from the Panjim's Ferry Wharf at the time of  the Meta Strip 
agitation. This was confirmed a few days later when he was canned along with 
others in the Panjim's Police Headquarter's jail. And finally it was 
reconfirmed when he gave a clean chit to Meta Strips when he became the 
Minister for Tourism in the Manohar Parrikar Cabinet. Does Geraldo want to 
hear more??? If not, he should stop pissing in his pants over Matanhy's so 
called achievements. And if he should think that I am the usual Goan Crab 
who wants to pull Matanhy down, he better have a second thought because I 
know very well, what ticks Matanhy Saldanha. Geraldo must watch Matanhy's 
eyes when he is talked to. Leaders have piercing eyes when confronted. They 
do not look away.  Cheers.





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To: mmendonz...@gmail.com
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Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Matanhy and BJP


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Dear Geraldo

I cannot but agree with you that the Congress in Goa has proved itself
to be corrupt and incompetant. But then the BJP's track record in
states where it governs is no better. Please refer to reports on
Karnataka, MP, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand, Punjab. Corruption
combined with communalism can be deadly and potent.

The BJP cadre have been brought up on a daily diet of anti-minoritism.
This cannot be wished away overnight. It reflected itself in many ways
during the BJP's first term in office. That was only a sneak preview.
Let them have a free hand and you will soon experience what they can
do as those in BJP ruled states are experiencing now. To imagine that
the BJP will bring about communal harmony is to indulge in
day-dreaming. A Leopard cannot change its spots. If you need a reality
check, please refer once again to the latest issue of Frontline, which
link I posted last time.

I am afraid I cannot agree with you with on the choice Matanhy has
made.He would have been better off as an Independent where he could
control his decisions and actions. If elected as a BJP legislator, he
would be bound by the manifesto, ideology and whips issued by the
party or lose his seat. In fact during his first term he was a silent
spectator to the rash of communal actions taken by the Parrikar
government. And do not forget, Babush cut his teeth under Parrikar. As
Town  Country Planning Minister he set the ground for uncontrolled
concretisation of Goa. The creation of SEZ too began under Parrikar.
So was Micky Pacheco a minister under Parrikar.

The alternative is not to jump from the frying pan into the fire in a
knee-jerk reaction. Look for good candidates and support them
whole-heartedly. They do not need your money. They need your votes.
Even if about 10 good candidates, whether independents or from smaller
parties, are elected, it will make a difference. Small drops make an
ocean. It will have arrested the decline. And the future will offer
more hope.

At the end of the day the people of Goa have to take responsibility
for the kind of government they elect. It is no use crying later.
Democracy is not just about casting one's vote but to think, analyse
and decide which candidate and party will provide good, clean,
efficient and fair governance.

Regards,

Marshall


On 2/15/12, Geraldo Oliveira niger...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Dear Marshall,
 I read your comments to my article on goanet and your fears as stated are
 perfectly understandable.
 Goans must throw the anti Goan and absolutely corrupt Congress Party out of
 power, atleast for this term.  It is foolish argument that Corruption is a
 lesser evil than Communalism because Corruption destroys the very heart and
 soul of a society and affects everybody. Communalism can be dealt in Goa by
 bringing about unity between both Hindu and the Christian communities.  More
 Catholic representation in the BJP  will change the political compulsions
 and bring about unity among Goans wich is very vital for our survival.
 The real danger is the polarisation of the two major communities.  The
 Christians are fast receding in numbers and if we don't unite now, Goans
 will be outnumbered and wiped out like the east indians.   The corrupt
 Congress has used the 'secular' card effectively to its advantage.  With  no
 love for the BJP,  during the last BJP government  (which didnt last the
 full term), 11.8 % jobs were given to the christian community whereas this
 secular Congress Government led by Digambar Kamat with so many christian
 ministers, only 8.5% jobs went to the Christian community.
 Leaving aside Matanhy's achievements, his honesty and integrity are
 unquestionable.  He is visionary and a lone crusader who has selflessly
 fought for Goa's causes over the years.  I assure you Matanhy will have a
 voice where ever he is, and the BJP in Goa will listen to him. If Goans have
 not recognised  Matanhy Saldanha, so be it, but definitely this man does not
 deserve to be despised nor attacked.
 Mog assom,
 Geraldo Oliveira

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[J. Colaco jc]

1: Geraldo Oliviera: Matanhy has joined the BJP on the advice of his
supporters in Cortalim constituency

2: Floriano Lobo: No born leader follows the followers. On the Contrary,
the followers  must follow the LEADER.



JC Response:


[A] I sincerely hope Matanhy or his lackey will clarify the following:

a: the number of individuals from Cortalim constituency who advised Matanhy
to join the BJP

b: how he knew (for sure) that they were his supporters before he joined
the BJP . and not BJP supporters. Personally speaking, I am very happy
that Matanhy finally came out of the closet and joined the BJP.


[B] I also wish to disagree with a few notions put out here:
c: that, in a democracy, the janta must follow the leader; that they follow
him/her after voting for him/her ... is another matter.
d: that anyone is 'born a leader'; though I know for sure that every
person, is born digambara. U! (;-)

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -


J. Colaco wrote:
Preface: I believe that Manohar Parrikar (never mind his asinine silly
doing porn' remark) is the best individual among the present lot in the
Goa Assembly. There is NO contest about that.

Right now he (not the party) is the most appealing candidate, in my 
view.  Especially since there is no (credible) regional party alternative.

I hope that if Manohar's slate does pull off a victory (and I am not at all 
sure that they will), the mistakes he made in the past will not be repeated.  
He faces an uphill task.  For any effective governance he will have to 
get a clear majority, without any looming threat of blackmail from 
one or two fellows, as happens in any coalition these days.  That 
is a tall order.

Note that right now all one can hope for Goa is to slow down its
'slumification.'  The Goa we knew and loved is gone.  Thank you,
India, for nothing.


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[Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[Bernado Colaco]

The comments below are like of a man lacking tomatoes.
 
BC
 
 
 

[1] one can easily conclude that a Parrikar government with Matanhy in its
ranks will be far better than any Congress combination to govern Goa for
the next 5 years

[2] They (the secularists) will rather hype on the 10 years old
controversial CD and  Good Friday issue,  than the most recent closing
ceremony of IFFI  deliberately scheduled on the feast of Goencho Saib by
?secular? Congress headed by  Digubab

[3] (There is another post from a Gerald Oliveira ? same ? different as
Geraldo Oliveira )
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[Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[Geraldo Oliveira]

 Matanhy and BJP As expected, Matanhy’s door to door campaign has been 
carefully scrutinized and critics will always see his joining hands with BJP, 
an excuse to paint him with the saffron brush.  This is exactly what the so 
called ‘secular’  hypocrisy is all about.  Most of the the present Congress 
MLAs have at some point in time, had close ties with the BJP, but our  
‘secularist’ will choose not to make a mention. They will rather hype on the 10 
years old controversial CD and  Good Friday issue,  than the most recent 
closing ceremony of IFFI  deliberately scheduled on the feast of Goencho Saib 
by ‘secular’ Congress headed by  Digubab.  Interestingly, every scam of the 
Congress government whether it is illegal Mining, Regional plan, SEZ, Cidade de 
Goa ordinance etc., is brushed under the carpet during elections by the so 
called ‘secularist’. It is true that, Matanhy  joining the BJP has sent  
shivers in the Congress
 ranks and upset the so called secularist, but Goans at large must welcome this 
as a very positive and prudent move that can bring about unity between  both 
Christian and Hindu communities, which till date remain polarised as a result 
of years of Congress misrule.  While the Congress has plundered  and sold Goa, 
it’s Party chief Sonia Gandhi has lied to the electorate at the last election 
on Special status and now, has unleashed the same bunch of powerful thieves 
along with their families to consolidate their territories for the final 
assault on mother Goa.   On the other hand, the BJP has atleast acknowledged  
mistakes of the past and with more representatives of the Catholic community 
joining  its ranks, will have to  rethink  its attitude towards the minority 
community, which is positive for Goa. It is stupid to even think that Matanhy 
will embrace RSS ideology or blindly follow any ill conceived policies of the 
Party as alleged by some. 
 Matanhy  is a shrewd man  with a strong mind of his own,  capable of 
influencing others towards his own vision for Goa.  Goa stands a much better 
chance to bring about a Lokayukta and even Special Status under BJP   than 
under any Congress Government  which is totally anti Goan. Our good friend 
Rupert Coutinho has censured Matanhy, and with a long list of  questions, but 
one can condone his ignorance of Matanhy’s achievements, both as an activist 
and as a politician over the last 40 years. Just  to point out one example : 
SEZ in Goa  was stopped  only when Matanhy gave an ultimatum to the Digamber 
Kamat led  Government not so long ago.  It has always been Matanhy’s style not 
to trumpet his achievements, but it is time to make known that Matanhy opposed 
tooth and nail the idea of cancelation of Good Friday and many other policy 
decisions when he was part of the BJP Government.    Mr. Coutinho being in UAE 
is unaware that Matanhy has
 joined the BJP on the advice of his supporters in Cortalim constituency which 
itself speaks volumes of grassroot support and development in the area during 
his tenure.  Anybody  can book Matanhy  for sins of omission, but not for 
corruption and opportunism as alleged by Rupert Coutinho and if that was the 
case, Matanhy could have easily joined the Congress years ago, when then Union 
Minister Eduardo Faleiro invited him to join. More recently Matanhy could have 
hopped into the Congress Party for plumb post when the last BJP Government was 
toppled and become a crorepati like any other Congress MLA.  It surprised me 
that Coutinho has not raised any questions of accountability to the Christao 
leaders of Salcette who are busy plundering and looting Goa, some for the last 
30 odd years, while the city of Margao stinks.  With little choice at the 
disposal of electorate at this crucial election, which is ‘make or break’,  and 
based on the current
 scenario of candidates, one can easily conclude that a Parrikar government 
with Matanhy in its ranks will be far better than any Congress combination to 
govern Goa for the next 5 years.    Geraldo Oliveira
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy and BJP

[J. Colaco jc]

On 13 February 2012 15:03, Geraldo Oliveira niger...@yahoo.com wrote

[1] one can easily conclude that a Parrikar government with Matanhy in its
ranks will be far better than any Congress combination to govern Goa for
the next 5 years

[2] They (the secularists) will rather hype on the 10 years old
controversial CD and  Good Friday issue,  than the most recent closing
ceremony of IFFI  deliberately scheduled on the feast of Goencho Saib by
‘secular’ Congress headed by  Digubab

[3] (There is another post from a Gerald Oliveira ? same ? different as
Geraldo Oliveira )

http://valpoi.blogspot.com/2011/04/prophets-of-doom-by-gerald-oliveira.html

COMMENT:

Preface: I believe that Manohar Parrikar (never mind his asinine silly
doing porn' remark) is the best individual among the present lot in the
Goa Assembly. There is NO contest about that.

Unfortunately, Manohar Parrikar has his apron strings tied to the RSS and
BJP.  I trust those two outfits as much as I trust the Kangress.

I also believe that Matanhy Saldanha has every right to choose which party
he wishes to join. Personally - for the past 10 years - I strongly believed
that he was a BJP. I am glad that he has finally been honest enough to come
out of the closet.


a: I am not sure HOW Gerald Oliveira comes to the conclusion in #1.
Better based on what? Past record or present mouthings?

b: re #2,  I do not know the meanings of the partisan talking point i.e.
Secularist .and its cousin pseudo-secularistbut I'd say this to
Gerald . The VideoCD stuff was NO simple matter. If you have seen the
CD like I have, you (possibly) would have been aghast at the vicious
(albeit clever) attack on Christianity and Christians contained therein.

The 'Good Friday' issue IMHO is a non-issue.

Religion has NO place in public service. If the Church wishes to have a
service for Govt workers during working days, it should do so after working
hours. The Govt is NOT obligated to declare holidays when Govt work is
yet to be done. Those who want to attend religious functions on working
days, should take Vacation or Unpaid leave on those days. What is the sense
of giving Holidays to a set of people who are perpetually on Holiday
anyway? I would support Parrikar if he cancelled ALL religious holidays for
Govt servants.

The Good Friday issue (a personal worship issue) is quite different from
the disgustingly devious and communally divisive issue created by the VCD.
Let us not even begin to confuse the two.

Apologies would be a good start but not really enough. There must be a
firm commitment NEVER to repeat that nonsense again. AND, none of the stuff
seen in the attached URLs 1 2 (See foot of this post)

re #3: This article makes interesting reading. What Geraldo Oliveira is
suggesting, I believe, that One set of Delhi controls be replaced by
another.

Wonder what Gerald Oliveira has to say about that.

jc

 refs:
1:  http://tinyurl.com/MaraNari1
2:  http://tinyurl.com/MaraNari2

Matanhy may wish to review this post on this Valentine's Day
3:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7880377.stm
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[Goanet] Matanhy demands law banning sale of land

[Arwin Mesquita]

http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Matanhy-demands-law-banning-sale-of-land/48025.html
 Matanhy demands law banning sale of land

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, MAY 7: Convenor of Goa’s Movement for Special Status Matanhy
Saldanha has demanded that the State Government immediately enact
legislation to ban sale of agricultural land to non agriculturists, as part
of the demand for Special Status for Goa under Article 371.
Saldanha stated that “we are losing land, water and all our resources and
the only way to prevent destruction of Goa is to secure Special Status.”
He demanded the implementation of laws such as Common Civil Code, laws
pertaining to Communidades for safeguarding Goa’s interests, protection of
land of SCs, STs and OBCs. Special status under Art 371 is needed to protect
the identity and culture of Goa.
Another of our demand is that any central legislation will have to be
reviewed by the State Government since BPL and other central government
schemes do not apply to Goa due to the standard of living and income levels.
He informed that MPs Shantaram Naik and Sripad Naik had already tabled
Private Members Bills in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha respectively. A
private members bill had been jointly tabled by Curtorim MLA AleixoReginaldo
Lourenco and Mapusa MLA Francis D’Souza in the Goa Assembly.
Matanhy Saldanha stated that no Goan Representative was part of the
proceedings of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Indian
Constitution and hence special provisions were not made therein to
accommodate the circumstances and needs specific to Goa.
As part of the awareness campaign among the people of Goa the first village
level committee of Goa’s Movement for Special Status was launched at St Cruz
village with Reggie Gomes as the Convenor and former MLA Victor Gonsalves as
an active member who will be one of the main speakers at the ward level
meetings. The village committee will conduct meetings at all 11 wards of St
Cruz panchayat to bring awareness not only on preservation of our cultural
and social identity but also to safeguard our economic interests, Gomes
stated. Taxes and duties and foreign currency which are collected by the
State and sent to the Centre especially from Tourism and Mining should be
shared equally with Goa. We are also creating awareness on protection of our
environment.

-- 
Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/

Please also see below:
1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/
2. Rape of Goa : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/
3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/
4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO:
http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html
5. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686
6. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/

Re: [Goanet] Matanhy et 'Overseas citizen have no right'

[Geraldo Oliveira]

Dear Friends,


We must thank Matanhy for expressing his concerns for OCIs.  What comes to my 
mind is, by granting  OCI status to persons of Indian origin, Government of 
India has brought on record
those who have relinquished Indian citizenship.  This will enable the
Government to check their holdings back home as many Indians especially Goans
still own properties in India.  Like Tenancy Act, who knows what future 
legislation may  curtail further rights of OCIs, time alone will tell.  Its 
worth taking Matanhy's advice on board. 

 

The question of Anjedevi island should be asked to, Dr. Wilfred Desouza,
Luisinho Faleiro,  and Francisco Sardinha, as they were in the government
enjoying plum cabinet posts, at the time when Ravi Naik was the chief mininster.
 Eduardo Faleiro equally to be blamed for he was in top position of power
in Delhi. 

 

 Matanhy was the General Secretary of Gomant Lok Pokx and I know he
was the only voice (see New reports/press statements) against the gifting away
of Anjedivi island to the Navy, while all of Goa slept in slumber. 

 

Matanhy has devoted his entire life to Goa's cause, but find it difficult
to understand that his 'ommissions' are being questioned by critics, in a copy 
book style, while none of the above mentioned Congress 'christaos' who ruled 
Goa for 30 odd years are held accountable for the sorry state of affairs.
Peace and good will 
G. Oliveira


 

 

 

 

 
--- On Fri, 5/6/11, J. Colaco   jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:

From: J. Colaco   jc cola...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Matanhy et 'Overseas citizen have no right'
To: Matanhy Saldanha matanhysalda...@gmail.com
Cc: Geraldo Oliveira niger...@yahoo.com, adriano pinto 
adrianovpi...@yahoo.com, violeta fernandes fernandesviolet...@gmail.com, 
Julieta Dias Fisher julieta.dias.fis...@verizon.net, John Quigley 
johndi...@thequigleyfamily.com, John Lobo lobo.j...@gmail.com, Edgar 
Valles eval...@efacec.pt, Francisco Monteiro monteir...@yahoo.com.br, 
peter fernandes petf...@hotmail.com, Ajay Pereira 
alsofsola...@yahoo.com, Agnelo Pinheiro gift.pinhe...@gmail.com, 
blandino viegas bmviega...@yahoo.com, Carmen Miranda 
carmitamira...@gmail.com, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão 
drferdina...@hotmail.com, Dr. Jorson Fernandes jor...@sify.com, edwin 
mascarenhas edw...@rediffmail.com, Roque furtado 
roquefurtado2...@yahoo.co.uk, yash0...@gmail.com, asjrebe...@yahoo.co.uk, 
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[Goanet] Matanhy, the best choice

[Geraldo Oliveira]

Dear fellow Goans,

As the final countdown is nearing this Parliamentary election, there are bound 
to be “ifs” and “buts” in the voters mind which is quite understandable.  A lot 
has been said and published about the candidates on offer through the media and 
cybernet.

 For South Goa parliamentary  constituency, Matanhy  Saldanha appears to be the 
only politician with a vision, who does his homework well  and pursues his 
goals with conviction of purpose.  His mission during the last 35 years and 
leadership to peoples’ struggles speaks volumes of his honesty and selfless 
devotion to Goa and its people. Through this election campaign Matanhy has 
already achieved in making his demand for Special status, popular with the 
people and finding favour with all the major parties contesting. 

 Moreover, every issue Matanhy has raised and fought has been taken on board by 
successive Governments in the past, and it is interesting to see now too, the 
Congress and BJP camps are chanting  the  slogans of  “Special status” for Goa  
and CRZ issues, etc.  though not out of belief, but more as an election 
gimmick, beware.

The Congress  knows how easily the Goan electorate can be  fooled, like Eduardo 
Faleiro did  during the Konkan railway realignment agitation and Sardinha whose 
reputation is not any better, even after more than 30 years in power,  must be 
told in no uncertain terms,  that Goa is faced withmore important issues 
that need attention on priority, than his nonsense  of legalizing “Dhirios” .   

With  crucial issues like CRZ, SEZ , Mega Housing and illegal Mining to name a 
few,  haunting the aam aadmi, the Congress cannot be trusted at all, and since 
the BJP - Modi brand hidden agenda is alien to peace loving  Goans, the only 
choice is ‘KATOR’ in the safe hands of Matanhy Saldanha. 

Matanhy therefore is the best choice by miles

May God save our Goa.  

 Geraldo Oliveira  
 

Re: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha calls for Special Status for Goa

[Gabriel de Figueiredo]

--- On Fri, 29/8/08, Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 From: Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha calls for Special Status for Goa
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Received: Friday, 29 August, 2008, 1:02 AM
 the then Prime Minister
 of India, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, had assured the people of
 Goa that Goa would be given
 special status to protect its uniqueness and identity.
 Unfortunately, it only remained a
 promise.

Rajan ( Matanhy),  please read all the speeches made by Nehru, right from 1947 
through to 1963, regarding Goans.  It is an eye-opener as to how the Indian 
politics works. 

Cheers,

Gabriel.




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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha calls for Special Status for Goa

[chrisvaz]

Mr. Saldanha appeals to every Goan and all those who love Goa to 
to support this demand, irrespective of caste, religion and political 
affiliation, in order to protect the interest of the people of Goa, for today 
and for the generations to come...

Perhaps it would have been helpful if Mr. Saldanha had indicated to which 
politicians and political entites, concerned Goans should address their demand 
for autonomy




- Original Message -
From: Rajan P. Parrikar 
Date: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:55 pm
Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha calls for Special Status for Goa
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 To Goanet -
 
 Please forward this report of Matanhy Saldanha's
 press conference to every Goan you know in Goa,
 India, and around the world.
 
 I am also including the text below in case there are
 difficulties in opening the pdf file.
 
 Regards,
 
 
 r
 
 
 http://www.parrikar.org/misc/Matanhy-SS-for-Goa.pdf
 
 For Favor of Publication
 At a press conference, held here today, Mr. Matanhy Saldanha, 
 former Tourism Minister,
 

[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha calls for Special Status for Goa

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

Please forward this report of Matanhy Saldanha's
press conference to every Goan you know in Goa,
India, and around the world.

I am also including the text below in case there are
difficulties in opening the pdf file.

Regards,


r


http://www.parrikar.org/misc/Matanhy-SS-for-Goa.pdf

For Favor of Publication
At a press conference, held here today, Mr. Matanhy Saldanha, former Tourism 
Minister,
said that after ousting the Portuguese colonialists from the soil of Goa, our 
political
leaders of the past, played their role to protect the interest of Goa. But at 
every stage,
Goans had to fight to protect their identity and their interest. To prevent 
merger of Goa
with Maharashtra, Goa had to have the opinion poll to maintain its separate 
entity. This
was followed by its struggle to have Konkani introduced in the 8th Schedule of 
the
Constitution.
Forty seven years after freedom from the colonial rule, Goa is still not safe 
and is in the
process of losing its identity. Being aware of Goa’s uniqueness, the then Prime 
Minister
of India, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, had assured the people of Goa that Goa would be 
given
special status to protect its uniqueness and identity. Unfortunately, it only 
remained a
promise.
Mr. Saldanha said that, today, Goa has reached a stage where it runs the risk 
of totally
losing its identity, as its limited land is being sold for the lure of money. 
Land gives any
society its identity, security and scope to achieve greater heights. Some 
gullible people of
Goa are being tricked into selling this very land by the real estate sharks, 
builders and the
millionaires from all over the world, who come to Goa because they realize that 
Goa is a
paradise to be owned. They come here not for the love of Goa and its people, 
but for the
money they can make by exploiting the land and its people.
Even the land in possession of the schedule tribes and other backward classes, 
land which
belongs to the age old institution of “Communidades” (community land), prior to 
the
Portuguese, is unscrupulously being taken over or acquired by the Government of 
Goa,
only to hand over to the industrialists, the businessmen and the real estate 
developers, in
the name of so called development. Almost 70 - 80% of the beneficiaries of this 
acquired
land are not the local people of Goa.
Mr. Saldanha further said that black moneyed people from all over India, 
especially from
the north of India, are luring the local people to sell off their land, by 
enticing them with
high offers. This has resulted in an artificial escalation in land prices even 
in the remotest
corner of Goa, thus making it absolutely impossible for the local people to buy 
land in
Goa.
The sale of land in Goa has resulted in the construction of gated housing 
colonies, tourist
resorts and multi- storied buildings, even in the villages, in violation of the 
existing rules
and regulations, thus changing the topography and the very character of the 
villages
which are responsible for Goa’s uniqueness. Besides, these constructions are 
mostly
purchased by people from the other states as the locals cannot afford the high 
prices
inspite of their urgent need.
The sale of land and the construction activity in the state has resulted in the 
influx of
people from other states of the country into Goa. Consequently, practically in 
all the
industries including tourism and mechanized fishing, besides mining, 90 to 95% 
of the
people employed are from the other states. Even in the small businesses like 
fruit and
vegetable sale in the markets, the locals are totally displaced. Setting up of 
small roadside
kiosks (gaddas) is also being taken over.
A quick survey of the coastal village schools and that of Ponda, Quepem and 
Sarvodem,
reveals that nearly 60% of the students enrolled are from the other states, who 
have
settled in the state of Goa. In some towns like Margao, Ponda and even 
Murmogao, the
migrant population has outnumbered the local population, and this can be 
verified from
the electoral rolls.
Mr. Saldanha said that, it must be noted that the population of Goa remained 
stable for
nearly two hundred years before 1961 and was around five to six lakh, inspite 
of the high
Goan birth rate. Today, the population has shot up to almost fifteen lakh, 
within forty
seven years, inspite of the low Goan birth rate and this increase, is due to 
the migrant
influx. One can confidently say that presently, almost 50% of the total 
population in the
state of Goa comes from the other states of the country.
The people of Goa are not against migrants from any state of the country. 
However,
today, the influx of people from other states is not just consigned to major 
towns but
every village is being filled by migrants, changing the demography of the 
villages,
outnumbering the local people and changing the cultural, social, economic and 
political
identity of the Goan society. Goa has exceeded its saturation point as far as 
population is

[Goanet] Matanhy et al Develoment

[Philip Thomas]

Unless I have missed something, Matanhy Saldanha's concept of Goa's development 
lacks any basis of the kind of employment he expects Goans to be engaged in 
to realise it. He makes no mention of the need for any public transport in this 
connection. Maybe he expects his Utopian development as a god given right in 
this state. 
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[Goanet] Re [goanet] Matanhy Saldanha- Reply to Rajan Parrikar's

[Miguel Braganza]

Mogall Shridhar-bab,

This is not the first of Rajan Parrikar's postings that I have
copied for the attention of the GBA Core Group. I am as aware of
Rajan's leanings towards Manohar Parrikar as I am of your leanings
towards Digambar-bab via my friend Datta D. Naik of the Third
Millenium.  If the cat shuts its eyes while it is slurping the
cream, it is not as if the whole world turns blind!

Rumours had it that Digu-bab hit an Australian jack-pot while he
moved from Jaipur to Delhi in January, 2005. Are you saying that
Matanhy-bab also got a share to keep quiet?

I am not a Salesian product and never did study in Don Bosco. To
Matanhy's credit I will only say so much: he got elected on an UGDP
ticket and stood with that party for ALL THE FIVE YEARS. He served
in only ONE GOVENMENT and, when it fell, sat in the opposition.
Shridhar, can you say as much for the man in whose official
residence you were early this morning ? Rajan Parrikar has asked a
question about that , too.

I come from a Jesuit school that has for its motto three simple
words DEEDS NOT WORDS. These words are difficult for turncoats with
hidden agendas to understand.

Whether it is Modi or Hal-Kannadi you know it best. Roman script
is enough for me! ;-))

Mog asundi.

Miguel

PS
Do you want me to post our interaction on the other 49 other
Net groups to which I am subscribed? It will be my pleasure.


--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Dear Shri Minguelbab,

 The sudden love for Shri Mathany expessed by Shri Rajan Parrikar
is well understood. What is more intrigueing to me is your noble
deed of forwarding the message to all of us. Long live the
secularism propagated and politically(Australian jackpot?)by the so
called dear old teacher at Don Bosco.
 MITBI(Modi is the best ideology. what say rajan  you?
 I love Goa.
 Shridhar.
 (As I have already said before, I am not a net savvy person.
Please forward the message)
Will u please take the
pains to forward my message to ur enumerable contacts? ( I have my
own doubts whether u will take this risk of standing exposed) Go
ahead if u dare.
 Shridhar.
 Original Message ---
 On Oct 28, 2007 2:34 PM, Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  Today's Panorama section of the Navhind Times carries
  a brilliant article A Regional Plan for Future Generations
  by Matanhy Saldanha. This is such a sublime piece of work
  that I couldn't believe it got printed in that asswipe of a
  newspaper, The Navhind Times.
 
  Every single Goan ought to read this magnificent document
  by Matanhy-bab. Dr. Oscar Rebello and his GBA troops
  will do well to commit every word in it to memory as they
  go about crafting the new Regional Plan. The NT website
  hasn't been updated yet so no links are available.
 
  Matanhy-bab has detailed clauses and guidelines for
  approaching the new Regional Plan. He has questioned
  the indiscriminate increase in settlement area in the
  last Plan - reading between the lines, it simply means
  that our planners have been planning not for Goans but
  for bhailes (outsiders).
 
  Matanhy-bab, my dear old teacher at Don Bosco,
  hats off to you man. We knew even then, 30 years ago,
  the stuff you are made of.
 
  Warm regards,
 
  r
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[Goanet] Matanhy Saldhanha's brilliant article in today's NT (Frame it!)

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

Today's Panorama section of the Navhind Times carries
a brilliant article A Regional Plan for Future Generations
by Matanhy Saldanha.  This is such a sublime piece of work
that I couldn't believe it got printed in that *** of a
newspaper, The Navhind Times.

Every single Goan ought to read this magnificent document
by Matanhy-bab.  Dr. Oscar Rebello and his GBA troops
will do well to commit every word in it to memory as they
go about crafting the new Regional Plan.  The NT website
hasn't been updated yet so no links are available.

Matanhy-bab has detailed clauses and guidelines for
approaching the new Regional Plan.  He has questioned
the indiscriminate increase in settlement area in the
last Plan - reading between the lines, it simply means
that our planners have been planning not for Goans but
for bhailes (outsiders).

Too bad the supplement is soiled by an *** from
that useless Mario Cabral e Sa.

Matanhy-bab, my dear old teacher at Don Bosco,
hats off to you man.  We knew even then, 30 years ago,
the stuff you are made of.

Warm regards,



r