FORSULO DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE REAL CULPRIT.

 A fact-finding mission launched by an outfit linked with the Goa Church on Saturday said the arrest of a man for a series of desecrations of holy crosses in Goa seemed to be a ploy to “divert attention”.

“It has been reported that one Francis Pereira has admitted to have single-handedly desecrated and vandalised one hundred and forty-odd religious symbols in the last five years,” Fr Savio Fernandes, executive secretary, Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), said in a statement.

The above news is gone viral. It is really difficult to admit that one person has committed such heinous crimes single-handedly and as per my observation the investigation carried of his actions was shoddy. He was shown on the wall walking but not shown how he climbed up the wall nor shown how he brings his vehicle to the spot of vandalism. Did he used the Ladder or did he climb on the shoulder of one person who was with him and reached on top of the wall?  Otherwise did he indicate his expertise (if he has) of a thief Jean Valgean as described by Victor Hugo in his epic “Les Miserable” where Jean Valgean climbing the walls without any other outside assistance?

Secondly, during the course of the interrogation and investigation as shown in the TV, why the instrument or hammer with which he broke the Crosses and Statues not shown?  Was it small hammer of the type Psycho Raman Ragao used in early seventies in Bombay to kill the women to suck their breast and to drink their milk?  To break the Crosses constructed of Stones and Cement is not an easy job.  It will not break in one hit easily and that will create loud noise alerting the neghbours.

Taking into consideration all these factors, it becomes difficult to admit the version given by Parricar.  I still feel Parricar and his government machinery is geared up to fabricate the facts and instead feed the people especially the Catholics in Goa on Goebellian lies. By using Goebellian lies Hitler made lot of progress in his quest for the world conquest and ultimately lost everything including his own life and also that of Dr. Goebell.  The same fate will fall on Parricar very shortly because he is giving an impression that he is siding with the real culprits who are actually the brain behind these crimes and Francis like a real Forsulo looked to become scapegoat. The truth must be openly disclosed. The evidence of suppression of truth is further confirmed when Parricar as CM himself has conducted the investigation when this is not his job and he got no business to usurp the power of the Police.

The way Francis Pereira acts during the investigation, it looks that he is not a criminal nor a culprit but just helping the Police in their investigation.  This was further fortified the way Police also talks to him as if he was their colleague.  There seems to be something mysterious going on between Francis Pereira on one hand and Parricar and Police on the other side. This is the time for the Church and all Catholics minus the elected ones to stand firmly together to fight for the truth and nothing but truth. There is nothing for us to lean on Catholic ML’s who will stoop down if Parricar tells them just to bend down.  They are spineless to fight for justice. 

A.Veronica Fernandes.                

ENTERING OF CHORS IN OUR PANCHAYATS.

Hardly a month is completed and some members of some Panchayats especially the Sarpanchas and other members of the ruling factions started looting and acting as feudal lords in some of the Panchayats in our areas.  They have started demanding without any shame bribe for the services rendered by the Panchayats.  As per my observation, those Panchayat Members who are involved in such bribe extortion are belonging to the lower grade of the society with third grade family background and whose parents have failed to inculcate a sense of dignified discipline  in them. They are brought up at their homes like “Chor and Bamtte”. For this reason they are committing such dirty acts.

There was a time during the Portuguese rule in Goa when our village affairs were administered by a one man village body  called Regidores who used to control the village affairs very systematically. He was selected by the higher authority on the basis of his character, educational background, discipline, morality and the knowledge of the subject he would handle. 

However, now we have Panchayats comprising around 10 members and still we cannot put the village affairs on the right track?  Why this inefficiency?  It is only because of the greed for illicit money extorted as bribe from the villagers by the elected members.  The next 5 years are going to be very bad for us. Normally it is not easy to get your work done in your Panchayat unless you pay as bribe to the Panchayat which amount then distributed to all the members, the bigger share goes to the Sarpanch.  For this reason there is so much of pressure to get elected in the Panchayat. And precisely because of this illicit money collection, Panchayat members are become rich within a very short time. I see this evidence with my own eyes in front of my own shadow. Otherwise, how they can build bungalows, restaurants, hotels and purchase expensive cars? What is their salaries they get from the Panchayats?  Below my nose there are so many of them who fall into this category. They don’t even have shame to mingle in society when people call them as “Chors”.  Many of such chors are daily Church goers and also recipients of holy communion. 

The other malady  afflicted to our Panchayats is the interference of the husbands of their elected member wives mainly on the basis of their reserved quota for females.  These husbands act not only as “de facto” spokesmen of their wives in official dealings but also as”de jure”.  How low our democracy has stooped because of the low grade category of our low grade  elected members. These husbands are wielding more powers than their elected wives.  Their only motto is to acquire power and illicit money if necessary even by selling and supplying their wives to the customers. And how this type of activities are functioning without a warning from the higher authority is itself a big question mark.  In view of what I said above, are we worthy of this democracy which is converted into a mockery by our politicians, common men and political leaders?

A.Veronica Fernandes.

EX- GOAN FOOT-BALLERS FELICITATED IN CALANGUTE.

LEGENDS OF THE BEATIFUL GAME.

In Calangute at Khobravaddo, on 4^th of this month at 7.30 PM at the popular Resto Bar Restaurant, the organizers of the ”LEGENDS OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME” felicitated 12 ex footballers of Goa who were all famous during their time, donning the uniforms of their own respective Clubs, one of them was Peter Fernandes known as Cheddo from Candolim and playing for Goa Police from 1957 approximately, he was the senior most among all those who were felicitated and playing the longest inning about 25 years as regular for Goa Police Team in the forward line and scoring thru his deadly right footer some of the finest goals for Goa Police Team. Side by side, he was also playing for his village Team of Candolim in the inter-village tournaments along with his other two brothers.

Chief Guest & local Sarpanch Anthony Menezes addressing the gathering

Cheddo with the Chief Guest

In fact, Candolim is yet to produce another of his like after he retired from playing active soccer.  His one goal that he scored almost from the centre line by dribbling past 3 opponents, thru his powerful left  footer against  the then mighty Academica of Panjim will remain as the testimony of his genius of scoring goals.  During his prime time during the Portuguese rule while playing along with Portuguese nationals, he was considered as one of the best forwards in Goa. During that time he was even getting best of offers from the local giants as well as from Bombay but he declined them all because of the government job he was given by the Goa Police as a Technician. 

Cake ceremony

Filumina receiving Flower Bouquet from Bonny

The other two prominents were Albino and Isac both from Sesa Goa, Isac was the strong defender while Albino was the excellent forward scoring beautiful goals coming from his powerful right footer. Later on approximately in late seventies he migrated to Kuwait where he kept his name high by playing soccer in the expatriate tournaments held at Ahmadi and Kuwait City Sour Grounds.  Sesa is yet to get another such a magnificent goal scorer in its rank. 

Seen Cheddo felicitated by the Chief Guest

Legends of Foot-ball felicitated

Cake cutting ceremony

The chief guest Mr. Anthony Menezes the newly elected Sarpanch of Calangute praised the organizers for organizing this event, so also the Vice President Cyriaco Dias and the President Bonny who was the major force behind this event. The hosting of this event was supported by Domnick D’Souza of Charleston Hotel, Filumena Saluzinha Fernandes the  Ex-Sarpanch of Calangute and proprietor of Resto Bar Restaurat.  Valmiki Cardoso compereed the proceeding.  

                                          Cheddo-Albino-A.Veronica Legends of soccer.


A. Veroica Fernandes.