Overseas Goans Should Not Invite Our Corrupt Politicians
It is indeed unfortunate that Dubai and Kuwait are become second homes for our corrupt politicians and there are the few who would go to any lengths to appease these masters of corruption. These are the few people who for their own personal benefit are exploiting the love of our Goans for the football and Tiatr culture to propagate their own personal agendas.
It is in the news that Churchill on his visit to Dubai spoke about honesty and virtues, Churchill talking about honesty is like a serial rapist talking about chastity. They both somehow know the value of the terms but do not practice it. During the San Joao celebration in Dubai, Churchill gate crashed uninvited and was booed off by a few of us. There are a lot of Goans in Dubai who loath our corrupt politicians and have shown their resentment in words, writings and actions as well.
Though there are a few amongst us who have and will always betray for a few pieces of silver. Tiatr is a rare occasion here in Dubai and a good many Goans go for these tiatrs only because they love tiatrs more than they hate our politicians. Though there are many Goans in Dubai who have stopped going for tiatrs purely because our corrupt politicians are invited as chief guests, even though we love our tiatr culture but we do it as a sign of protest.
In fact I have written on a lot of papers and on different Goan forums asking Goans to boycott these events where our corrupt politicians are invited as chief guests or guests of honour even though the word honour and Goan politicians are oxymoron in nature and status. Even in Goa we have football finals, feasts, inaugurations, foundations, tiatrs and even weddings where these corrupt politicians are honoured and acclaimed sometimes even by our religious leaders. The height of acrimony being, some even have memorial football tournament in honour of the next of kith and kin of one of the most inapt politician, who was killed by of our very own, brave customs officer in a smuggling raid.
A lot of Goans in Goa and overseas were being overwhelmed by the power of money for a long long time and the welfare of Goa and Goans was forgotten and I hope 15th March will light the flame of love for Goa in us and remind us of our duty towards Goa and fellow Goans and help us to bring about a change in our perceptions, a change that every Goa loving Goan has been longing for. Let us support GRA in Large numbers on 15th March and show our solidarity and love for Goa. Goa Jai Ho !!!
Freddy Agnelo Fernandes
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