Further to the earlier postings in this forum (DHL Kuwait disgrace in hurting Kuwait Goans ; DHL player cripples opponent: NYC Trophy, Kuwait ) on the severe injury of a broken leg caused to Kuwait Goan Association (KGA) player Christovam Colaco by DHL player Elvis Camilo, as per my latest information, the KGA player Colaco was discharged from the hospital after a lengthy operation was performed on him. He is now staying with one of his friends of KGA team. Hospital has advised him total bed rest. He needs somebody to look after him but here since he has nobody to look after, his situation is become more chronic even though his friends are doing what they can.
There are all indications that he will have to leave Kuwait because for the next few months he will require total bed rest. This he can get only in Goa where there will be somebody to physically take care of him. To repatriate him back home to Goa, he needs money not only for his Air Ticket but also for other maintenance and medical expenses. On Friday, 18th of this month, some of his friends distributed lists on the soccer ground for the donation/collection for this cause. Now, it is an imperative need to support this young Goan boy who due to this injury by DHL Kuwait player is totally shattered physically and mentally since knowing not what his future is. He came to Kuwait to earn his livelihood but this severe injury destroyed all his plans and dreams. Who is responsible for this? DHL Kuwait? KGA for not providing its players sufficient and required cover for any injury? Or the destiny of the player is responsible for his plight?
It was reported in the news media that KIFF committee were supposed to discuss on the protest lodged by KGA against the brutal foul. As per my information, no action has been still taken on the guilty player or the barbaric conduct of the substitute players of DHL team. Is there a conspiracy involved to shun the incident to save the sponsor from shame? Or save the team and their player/s from further disgrace? Why is the KGA silence over this matter? Are they asked by KIFF to keep shut? Why is the KIFF shut?
Whatever it may be, we the people of good hearts cannot remain as silent spectators at this stage. Whether DHL Kuwait comes to his rescue or not is not relevant. Whether KGA is capable of doing anything to him is also irrelevant. What is relevant is can we all do something as Goans for this young Goan boy who fell victim of vicious hard tackling of a DHL player? Why not!! We have so many Soccer Clubs and Teams in Kuwait. Let every Team/Club contribute KD 50/- for this cause. Besides we have Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) an apex body to control our soccer in Kuwait. Recently KIFF organized a KIFF Nite in Kuwait and according to reliable source a huge amount of money has been collected as profit. Can KIFF management release a sizeable portion of this profit to the aid of this injured Goan player so that he can recuperate suitably in Goa without any tension? While in Goa, by all means he should be kept tension free.
Up to now KIFF as per my information, has not officially declared the profit of the mentioned KIFF Nite. KIFF is currently headed by Viegas who earlier was involved in fund scandal of KIFF when he was Treasurer of KIFF. Good that the then KIFF president Mr. Vohra was considerate to Viegas otherwise Viegas should have been dismissed from the KIFF.
Additionally and most importantly we have our community organization Goan Welfare Society having in its kitty about 40 thousand Kuwaiti Dinars, out of this huge fund, the major portion around 30 thousand KD are held in the personal account of three persons. This huge fund is meant for the welfare of the community members and not to retain in the personal accounts of the three office bearers. This fund of Welfare Society is meant to spend in Kuwait for the welfare of the community members. This Goan organization is named as Welfare Society. If this is the case then this organization is duty bound to look after the welfare of the needy members of the Goan community. And by doing this GWS will not be doing any favour on this injured Goan member but only perform its obligation. To perform such obligations and duties GWS is come into existence. All the member s of the Goan Welfare Society must now generate an opinion in their circle to support this injured boy. If the members of GWS are really interested in doing welfare work as per the motto of this association then they will speed up their efforts.
I am also requesting Goans spread all around the globe especially those who are involved in the promotion of Goan sports in the Gulf and other countries to show their kindness towards the sad plight of this DHL Kuwait injured boy Colaco.
Those who are interested in raising this issue with DHL International all around the globe to help this boy on humanitarian grounds, they can go ahead. Our Goans spread in other parts of the world are more dynamic and more capable in many respects. Whatever they can do they should do but relieve this injured boy of all pains and tensions.
During my last so many years of stay in Kuwait and very actively taking part in our soccer from the time of its inception in 1979, I have noticed one thing: Many of the weakest, the brutest, the intellectually backwardest, roughest, drunkardest Goans are involved in our soccer activities. Normally, in that segment you don’t find intellectually matured, intellectually advanced and wisdomatic people from our community. Majority of the people involved in this circle are cheap people craving for cheap prominence and cheap publicity. Most of those who are involved in promoting our soccer under KIFF are stupid Goans who when time comes for doing any good for the cause of community will sleep at home and that too under the petticoats of their wives and mistresses. Take for example, when we organized a movement for the cause of Goan Konkani Language very few Goans from this circle supported our move. When we organized our movement in the aftermath of Kuwait invasion, only a microscopic number from this circle associated with us.
I don’t think any of the Goan Office bearer of DHL soccer Team associated with us. Even later on for the cause of the Release of Kuwait’s POW’s we did so much but no known Goan from DHL team associated with us. When there is any football match they come with the battalion of their vehicles in the show of strength but to do something for good cause nothing is forthcoming. Why DHL only, there are other similar teams and their office bearers too sailing in the same boat. Many of the office bearers of many of our Clubs and Teams foolishly think that they are running teams like Bemfica, Real Madrid, AC Milan and such others. But in reality they lack experience back at home even to organize a ‘kazari-ankvari festachi match’ in their own small locality. By the way, who in their locality gives such low people opportunity to run their village Clubs? For such cheap people Kuwait is become a very lucrative place to make a big show. For this pompous show, intelligent people are laughing and mocking. It is a pity our affairs are manned by ignorant people and if this attitude persists then community affairs will fall into the hands of idiots -- which should be avoided by all means.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
There are all indications that he will have to leave Kuwait because for the next few months he will require total bed rest. This he can get only in Goa where there will be somebody to physically take care of him. To repatriate him back home to Goa, he needs money not only for his Air Ticket but also for other maintenance and medical expenses. On Friday, 18th of this month, some of his friends distributed lists on the soccer ground for the donation/collection for this cause. Now, it is an imperative need to support this young Goan boy who due to this injury by DHL Kuwait player is totally shattered physically and mentally since knowing not what his future is. He came to Kuwait to earn his livelihood but this severe injury destroyed all his plans and dreams. Who is responsible for this? DHL Kuwait? KGA for not providing its players sufficient and required cover for any injury? Or the destiny of the player is responsible for his plight?
It was reported in the news media that KIFF committee were supposed to discuss on the protest lodged by KGA against the brutal foul. As per my information, no action has been still taken on the guilty player or the barbaric conduct of the substitute players of DHL team. Is there a conspiracy involved to shun the incident to save the sponsor from shame? Or save the team and their player/s from further disgrace? Why is the KGA silence over this matter? Are they asked by KIFF to keep shut? Why is the KIFF shut?
Whatever it may be, we the people of good hearts cannot remain as silent spectators at this stage. Whether DHL Kuwait comes to his rescue or not is not relevant. Whether KGA is capable of doing anything to him is also irrelevant. What is relevant is can we all do something as Goans for this young Goan boy who fell victim of vicious hard tackling of a DHL player? Why not!! We have so many Soccer Clubs and Teams in Kuwait. Let every Team/Club contribute KD 50/- for this cause. Besides we have Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) an apex body to control our soccer in Kuwait. Recently KIFF organized a KIFF Nite in Kuwait and according to reliable source a huge amount of money has been collected as profit. Can KIFF management release a sizeable portion of this profit to the aid of this injured Goan player so that he can recuperate suitably in Goa without any tension? While in Goa, by all means he should be kept tension free.
Up to now KIFF as per my information, has not officially declared the profit of the mentioned KIFF Nite. KIFF is currently headed by Viegas who earlier was involved in fund scandal of KIFF when he was Treasurer of KIFF. Good that the then KIFF president Mr. Vohra was considerate to Viegas otherwise Viegas should have been dismissed from the KIFF.
Additionally and most importantly we have our community organization Goan Welfare Society having in its kitty about 40 thousand Kuwaiti Dinars, out of this huge fund, the major portion around 30 thousand KD are held in the personal account of three persons. This huge fund is meant for the welfare of the community members and not to retain in the personal accounts of the three office bearers. This fund of Welfare Society is meant to spend in Kuwait for the welfare of the community members. This Goan organization is named as Welfare Society. If this is the case then this organization is duty bound to look after the welfare of the needy members of the Goan community. And by doing this GWS will not be doing any favour on this injured Goan member but only perform its obligation. To perform such obligations and duties GWS is come into existence. All the member s of the Goan Welfare Society must now generate an opinion in their circle to support this injured boy. If the members of GWS are really interested in doing welfare work as per the motto of this association then they will speed up their efforts.
I am also requesting Goans spread all around the globe especially those who are involved in the promotion of Goan sports in the Gulf and other countries to show their kindness towards the sad plight of this DHL Kuwait injured boy Colaco.
Those who are interested in raising this issue with DHL International all around the globe to help this boy on humanitarian grounds, they can go ahead. Our Goans spread in other parts of the world are more dynamic and more capable in many respects. Whatever they can do they should do but relieve this injured boy of all pains and tensions.
During my last so many years of stay in Kuwait and very actively taking part in our soccer from the time of its inception in 1979, I have noticed one thing: Many of the weakest, the brutest, the intellectually backwardest, roughest, drunkardest Goans are involved in our soccer activities. Normally, in that segment you don’t find intellectually matured, intellectually advanced and wisdomatic people from our community. Majority of the people involved in this circle are cheap people craving for cheap prominence and cheap publicity. Most of those who are involved in promoting our soccer under KIFF are stupid Goans who when time comes for doing any good for the cause of community will sleep at home and that too under the petticoats of their wives and mistresses. Take for example, when we organized a movement for the cause of Goan Konkani Language very few Goans from this circle supported our move. When we organized our movement in the aftermath of Kuwait invasion, only a microscopic number from this circle associated with us.
I don’t think any of the Goan Office bearer of DHL soccer Team associated with us. Even later on for the cause of the Release of Kuwait’s POW’s we did so much but no known Goan from DHL team associated with us. When there is any football match they come with the battalion of their vehicles in the show of strength but to do something for good cause nothing is forthcoming. Why DHL only, there are other similar teams and their office bearers too sailing in the same boat. Many of the office bearers of many of our Clubs and Teams foolishly think that they are running teams like Bemfica, Real Madrid, AC Milan and such others. But in reality they lack experience back at home even to organize a ‘kazari-ankvari festachi match’ in their own small locality. By the way, who in their locality gives such low people opportunity to run their village Clubs? For such cheap people Kuwait is become a very lucrative place to make a big show. For this pompous show, intelligent people are laughing and mocking. It is a pity our affairs are manned by ignorant people and if this attitude persists then community affairs will fall into the hands of idiots -- which should be avoided by all means.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
