Finally the Cat is out of the Bag. As expected Mathanay Saldanha earlier known as the patriot of Secularism finally and shamelessly joined BJP officially by deceiving his secular supporters and followers who earlier helped him to create a dent in public life. His earlier supporters were predominantly Christians including Church leaders who never expected him to join the communal party BJP that persecuted Christians. BJP is a communal party and one to be a member of this party must be necessarily a communal person propagating hatred for non Hindus. Worst of crimes against Christians in Goa were done by Parrikar Government during its short tenure of ruling Goa. Good that BJP ruled Goa only for a short period otherwise it would massacre Christians in Goa under the leadership of Parrikar. What harsh communalism did not practice by MGP durng its about 15 years of rule in Goa, BJP did in few months. In fact BJP in Goa came into existence not to rule Goa judiciously but only to Hinduise Goa.
It is a very sad story of Mathanay Saldanha who earlier when he got himself involved in public life as a protector of Ramponkar he was a clean man. My honeymoon with him started in early eighties during the Konkani Language "Novem Goem" movement under Novem Goem Pratishthan when I was on vacation in Goa during that period. I have spearheaded Novem Goem movement in Kuwait collecting from Goans in Kuwat lakhs of rupees for this project. Regularly we were meeting in Panjim at Jesuit House where he was staying along with Christopher Fonseca who was the General Secretary of Novem Goem Pratishtan Movement. During that particular period I fell in love not with him as a man but for his great ideals of Secularism. But the moment he joined BJP Government when he was not supposed to join when he was not elected on BJP Symbol and thereby committing a robbery on the trust of his voters, I lost my taste in him and his fake ideals. Previous to this time I found him the most clean and upright Goan politician. But later on he proved to be a fake and selfish like any other corrupt Goan politician.
I had great hope in him to protect Goan secularism and prestine good values of Goa even without getting elected. To propagate one’s ideals one need not necessarily become MLA or Minister. Instead one can do lot of good for the society by being as individual layman. But Mathanay Saldanha is become greedy for power and because of this he discarded all his former good values and joined Parrikar’s BJP which is known to promote communalism in Goa. By grabbing Mathanay Saldanha into BJP Parrikar will try to woo Christians towards BJP. Christians and Muslims should not only boycott BJP but more than that they should boycott Mathany Saldanha in the next election and all other such Mathanays in BJP. They are tools in the hands of Parrikar in Goa. By joining BJP Mathanay Saldanha proved to be worst than a Judas because by doing this act he betrayed all his anti-BJ supporters who promoted him to what he later on became, even an MLA. In one stroke by joining BJP Mathanay Saldanha told all his supporters and followoers "Tumi boslet mojea Konkear".
It is a pity to note that almost every Goan political leader and even an ordinary politician after gaining the strong foothold on political field he acts traitor to his own supporters. When he starts his political career he starts as a Slave but once gained the political foothold he acts as a Master. How people were hurt by Mathanay Saldanha's joining BJP when it was ruling Goa was known when he was defeated in the last election. Earlier he defeated Mauwin Godinho nicely and sent him into limbo but after joining BJP Government Mathanay himself resurrected Mauwin.
In the coming election, secular minded voters must teach another strong lesson to Mathanay Saldanha and send him reeling down the canvas permanently. Goan voters must not forgive BJP for harassing Christians unless BJP openly and publicly apologises to Christians and promise that it would never follow communalism in Goa again. Does Parrikar has marbles to do this?
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
January 17, 2012
January 14, 2012
SURROGATE POLITICAL PARTIES.
We heard many times the words Surrogate Mother which means a woman rents her womb for delivering a child. On the same basis I am coining my own words as Surrogate Political Party. What is Surrogate Political Party? A Political Party that allows its symbol for a particular candidate to contest the election and after winning the election the candidate defects to any other political party that forms the government and gets himself the maximum benefits. These benefits may be in the form of Ministerial berth or Chairmanship of any Corporation or Financial doles in crores of rupees.
In the recent past we have noticed mainly in Salcette how some corrupt politicians after getting elected from the votes of the corrupt voters in their respective corrupt constituencies by bribing the bribe able voters defect to any party of their choice. This attitude and behaviour of the defectors is very bad. It must get a full stop now onwards.
In Goa there are two known political parties acting like Surrogate Mothers letting their corrupt wombs to the known defectors who for the greed of money and power are destroying Goa. These two political parties are United Goans Democratic Party and Save Goa, both these parties are cheap parties having no control over its candidates. May be a part of the loot acquired by their elected representatives after their defections is shared by these parties. The leaders of these parties in the beginning talk big as if they are having full control even over the souls of their candidates but once elected their candidates say to "hell with your party.
It is a time now for the Goa lover voters to get open assurance from their candidates that they will not defect to any other party once they are elected. Goa is destroyed by these corrupt defectors from Salcette. The whole corruption started in Goa with bigger magnitude only with the formation of PDF Government of "Chor" and corrupt Goykar politicians who began looting Goa and Goans without any hindrance. Some of those who are still in the ruling party have not stopped an inch of what loot they have been doing. There was a time Salcette politicians protected Goa more than anyone but now Salcette politicians are destroying Goa more than any other Goan politician and in this destruction sadly our priests and other Church leaders are helping the corrupt politicians to loot and destroy Goa ad Goans.
Before going to the Polls and before casting their votes, voters from Salcette mainly from Navelim, Benaulim, Cortalim, Curtorim, Nuvem and such other constitueuncies where elected representatives defected to other parties, must get a full and publicly declared assurace from their representaitves that they will not act as Judases once they are elected. On the contrary they should remain faithful to theit parties that got them elected. Voters must get a firm assurance that "No Aya Ram - Gaya Ram" will be tolorated.
And finally, voters in Salcette must ask UGDP, Save Goa and Goa Vikas Party what legal precaution they will take to prevent defection of their candidates. If no proper satisfactory answer is coming then voters should boycott these parties and their defection oriented nominees. The NGOs, Youth, Social Workers and Religious Gurus must take active role in awakening the voters to act sensible. Otherwise defectors will totally destroy Goa and Goans. The defectors are not genuine Goans, they are not the real sons of their real Goan fathers and precisely because of this they act against Goa and Goan interest.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
In the recent past we have noticed mainly in Salcette how some corrupt politicians after getting elected from the votes of the corrupt voters in their respective corrupt constituencies by bribing the bribe able voters defect to any party of their choice. This attitude and behaviour of the defectors is very bad. It must get a full stop now onwards.
In Goa there are two known political parties acting like Surrogate Mothers letting their corrupt wombs to the known defectors who for the greed of money and power are destroying Goa. These two political parties are United Goans Democratic Party and Save Goa, both these parties are cheap parties having no control over its candidates. May be a part of the loot acquired by their elected representatives after their defections is shared by these parties. The leaders of these parties in the beginning talk big as if they are having full control even over the souls of their candidates but once elected their candidates say to "hell with your party.
It is a time now for the Goa lover voters to get open assurance from their candidates that they will not defect to any other party once they are elected. Goa is destroyed by these corrupt defectors from Salcette. The whole corruption started in Goa with bigger magnitude only with the formation of PDF Government of "Chor" and corrupt Goykar politicians who began looting Goa and Goans without any hindrance. Some of those who are still in the ruling party have not stopped an inch of what loot they have been doing. There was a time Salcette politicians protected Goa more than anyone but now Salcette politicians are destroying Goa more than any other Goan politician and in this destruction sadly our priests and other Church leaders are helping the corrupt politicians to loot and destroy Goa ad Goans.
Before going to the Polls and before casting their votes, voters from Salcette mainly from Navelim, Benaulim, Cortalim, Curtorim, Nuvem and such other constitueuncies where elected representatives defected to other parties, must get a full and publicly declared assurace from their representaitves that they will not act as Judases once they are elected. On the contrary they should remain faithful to theit parties that got them elected. Voters must get a firm assurance that "No Aya Ram - Gaya Ram" will be tolorated.
And finally, voters in Salcette must ask UGDP, Save Goa and Goa Vikas Party what legal precaution they will take to prevent defection of their candidates. If no proper satisfactory answer is coming then voters should boycott these parties and their defection oriented nominees. The NGOs, Youth, Social Workers and Religious Gurus must take active role in awakening the voters to act sensible. Otherwise defectors will totally destroy Goa and Goans. The defectors are not genuine Goans, they are not the real sons of their real Goan fathers and precisely because of this they act against Goa and Goan interest.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
January 11, 2012
"CHORS" AS DIRECTORS IN GULF GOANS HOTELS COMPANY.
In early 1979 when the first meeting of Share Holders of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. was held at Shuwaikh Modern Restaurant in Kuwait, A. Veronica Fernandes proposed openly to induct one director in the Board from the village of Calangute to gain the good will of the locals since the Hotel Goan Heritage falls in Calangute. When the Managing Director of the company asked A. Veronica if he can propose somebody, A.Veronica proposed the name of Gabriel Soares who was one of the major Shareholders then. But Mr. Soares politely turned down the offer.
According to the latest information, the younger brother of the late Gabriel Soares, Mr. Pascoal Soares has just been inducted thru selection by the Shareholders into the Board as one of the directors of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. With this induction Calangute village got representation in this company board of two directors. A few days earlier another son of Calangute Mr. Jerry Call (Chef) was inducted into the board with unanimous approval of the Share Holders and Directors. Jerry Call is a renowned Chef of 5 Star Hotels in the Gulf and was highly decorated one. He is the only of his type in the board and one of the rare in Goan community. Gulf Goans Hotels Co. must be lucky to have Chef Jerry Call in its midst.
Gulf Goans Hotels Co. is the unique such company initiated by the expatriate Goans and as such it should be the darling of all genuine Goans. In view of this, this project must run well and profitably so that other expatriate Goans will also think of starting such ventures in such a manner.
There were about 75 Shareholders in the initial stage and they invested their hard earned money in this project more out of patriotism towards Goa and less for the income they will derive from their investment. They were the true great Goa lover Goans having great love for Goa. Now, many of them are settled permanently in the West, they are not in Goa nor in Kuwait but still they are stake holders in this project, some of them unfortunately not knowing how the project is running. This project is like gold but the management of it under the current board is showing lot of flaws thereby depriving the Shareholders of the maximum benefits of their investment, according to the majority of Shareholders who continuously stalled the proceedings of the Annual General Body Meeting last year to show their disgust over the malfunctioning of the Hotet management.
One of the reasons for the malfunctioning was due to the corrupt members in the board. One of them as known in Kuwait was sacked from Air India Kuwait office for doing financial irregularities; two of them were responsible for duping Kuwait Goan evacuees following the liberation of Kuwait to the tune of huge undisclosed amount of money collected from the poor Kuwait Goan evacuees by being under the umbrella of Kuwait Goan Evacuees Society, the Society formed to help Kuwait Goan Evacuees to return them back to Kuwait after Kuwait's liberation, one of them is responsible for withholding the huge fund of Goan Welfare Society - Kuwait and transferring the same into his personal account. This same "Bamtto" was known in Kuwait for demanding Sex from young girls by offering Jobs. He was openly disgraced by a mother of one of the girls whom he requested to sleep with him in exchange of a job (It is a sin called NARVENKARISM). He was the most scandalous Goan in Kuwait. It is a shame to have such a disgraceful member in the board. And those who accept him in their midst are also disgraceful including the Kuwait based ones who lost their marbles to stand upright when injustice was done against one of their own colleagues.
As long as these three members are in the board there will never be smooth functioning of this project. They want to create their own lobby in the Board by inducting in the board their own relatives and family members possibly to loot the company's coffers as it was done for Goan Welfare Society Kuwait Fund. Professional and known thieves should be thrown out of this board and for this drive there should be concerted efforts on the part of all the Shareholders. They are expert in duping and robbing the community in Kuwait and for this reason people don’t trust them. They are experts in chickanery, they have no shame to move about in society because they are shameless. And those who associate and support them in the Board are equally guilty including those shameless based in Kuwait. Kuwait based directors are cowards of first grade, they have no marbles in their pants to fight for justice, one leg of each of them is in Kuwait and the other in the West. Those who cannot afford to be present in Goa they should be kicked out. This company does not require dormant directors anymore.
The two new directors have a strong responsibility to bring order in the board by cutting to size the directors having questionable character. According to one source all directors are not interested in the well being of this project but only to loot and to eat free of charge "Rechiad" Pomprets and Tiger Prawns from the Hotel. While some others are there to see if they can get an opportunity of suitable jobs for them or for their relatives there because their mind set is framed only to work. Both the two new directors have got to be very vigilant against those board members who are not fit to be in the board. Both the two new board members are the aspirations of majority of the Shareholders who supported their induction into the board to deliver good results.
And finally, is there any need for the outstation directors? What they can contribute by being abroad? They are like parasites in the board, their places can be better utilised by resident directors. The earlier the outstation directors resign before forced out disgracefully the better it is for their image. As it is they are useless for the community cause where they are residing and what benefit they will give of theirs by being in the board? They have not done anything for others in Kuwait except for their own family members.
The Share Holders of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. must be aware of what type of persons are holding the reins of their project.
According to the latest information, the younger brother of the late Gabriel Soares, Mr. Pascoal Soares has just been inducted thru selection by the Shareholders into the Board as one of the directors of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. With this induction Calangute village got representation in this company board of two directors. A few days earlier another son of Calangute Mr. Jerry Call (Chef) was inducted into the board with unanimous approval of the Share Holders and Directors. Jerry Call is a renowned Chef of 5 Star Hotels in the Gulf and was highly decorated one. He is the only of his type in the board and one of the rare in Goan community. Gulf Goans Hotels Co. must be lucky to have Chef Jerry Call in its midst.
Gulf Goans Hotels Co. is the unique such company initiated by the expatriate Goans and as such it should be the darling of all genuine Goans. In view of this, this project must run well and profitably so that other expatriate Goans will also think of starting such ventures in such a manner.
There were about 75 Shareholders in the initial stage and they invested their hard earned money in this project more out of patriotism towards Goa and less for the income they will derive from their investment. They were the true great Goa lover Goans having great love for Goa. Now, many of them are settled permanently in the West, they are not in Goa nor in Kuwait but still they are stake holders in this project, some of them unfortunately not knowing how the project is running. This project is like gold but the management of it under the current board is showing lot of flaws thereby depriving the Shareholders of the maximum benefits of their investment, according to the majority of Shareholders who continuously stalled the proceedings of the Annual General Body Meeting last year to show their disgust over the malfunctioning of the Hotet management.
One of the reasons for the malfunctioning was due to the corrupt members in the board. One of them as known in Kuwait was sacked from Air India Kuwait office for doing financial irregularities; two of them were responsible for duping Kuwait Goan evacuees following the liberation of Kuwait to the tune of huge undisclosed amount of money collected from the poor Kuwait Goan evacuees by being under the umbrella of Kuwait Goan Evacuees Society, the Society formed to help Kuwait Goan Evacuees to return them back to Kuwait after Kuwait's liberation, one of them is responsible for withholding the huge fund of Goan Welfare Society - Kuwait and transferring the same into his personal account. This same "Bamtto" was known in Kuwait for demanding Sex from young girls by offering Jobs. He was openly disgraced by a mother of one of the girls whom he requested to sleep with him in exchange of a job (It is a sin called NARVENKARISM). He was the most scandalous Goan in Kuwait. It is a shame to have such a disgraceful member in the board. And those who accept him in their midst are also disgraceful including the Kuwait based ones who lost their marbles to stand upright when injustice was done against one of their own colleagues.
As long as these three members are in the board there will never be smooth functioning of this project. They want to create their own lobby in the Board by inducting in the board their own relatives and family members possibly to loot the company's coffers as it was done for Goan Welfare Society Kuwait Fund. Professional and known thieves should be thrown out of this board and for this drive there should be concerted efforts on the part of all the Shareholders. They are expert in duping and robbing the community in Kuwait and for this reason people don’t trust them. They are experts in chickanery, they have no shame to move about in society because they are shameless. And those who associate and support them in the Board are equally guilty including those shameless based in Kuwait. Kuwait based directors are cowards of first grade, they have no marbles in their pants to fight for justice, one leg of each of them is in Kuwait and the other in the West. Those who cannot afford to be present in Goa they should be kicked out. This company does not require dormant directors anymore.
The two new directors have a strong responsibility to bring order in the board by cutting to size the directors having questionable character. According to one source all directors are not interested in the well being of this project but only to loot and to eat free of charge "Rechiad" Pomprets and Tiger Prawns from the Hotel. While some others are there to see if they can get an opportunity of suitable jobs for them or for their relatives there because their mind set is framed only to work. Both the two new directors have got to be very vigilant against those board members who are not fit to be in the board. Both the two new board members are the aspirations of majority of the Shareholders who supported their induction into the board to deliver good results.
And finally, is there any need for the outstation directors? What they can contribute by being abroad? They are like parasites in the board, their places can be better utilised by resident directors. The earlier the outstation directors resign before forced out disgracefully the better it is for their image. As it is they are useless for the community cause where they are residing and what benefit they will give of theirs by being in the board? They have not done anything for others in Kuwait except for their own family members.
The Share Holders of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. must be aware of what type of persons are holding the reins of their project.
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