The latest news appearing from Goa that Dr. Suzana D’Souza was removed from her post as the Director of Sports and Youth Affairs is sickening. This action of the Sports Minister of Goa BJP government headed by known communal CM Parrikar looks like anti-minority action. The present Sports Minister according to my information had some personal grudge against Dr. Suzana D’Souza who always acted upright. If this is the case then my question is this: Is it right on the part of the Sports Minister to take his personal revenge by occupying public office? Is it the job of a public servant to release his personal anger on anybody whom he dislikes in the government service? Is he elected and appointed as minister to serve public cause or to serve his personal cause of taking personal revenge? This action of vendetta against Dr. Susana by the Sports Minister is deplorable.
Dr. Susana D’Souza whom I know from school days was a well known sportsperson and a very good athlete representing her School Little Flower, Calangute, in All Goa Athletics Meets. I first met her in 1966 when we both participated in All Goa Interschool Athletics Meet which was held for 6 days at Tembi ground Anjuna, Bardez where she performed well for her school and I won the individual championship for my Arpora School. Sports are in her blood as she is the daughter of the then renowned Goan athlete and footballer Mr. Joveniano D’Souza who played for the then famed Tata soccer team in Bombay. His majestic personality on and off the field was worth admiring. Her younger sister Yolanda was the top soccer player of Goa and her elder brother Adv. Francis was also a prominent sportsman at College level in Goa.
Dr. Susana and me we both passed our SSC in the same year and joined St. Xaviers College Mapusa till we finished our graduation. Then we joined Post Graduate Center, Panjim in the same year though our subjects were different. She went on further by acquiring PhD which was the rare distinction she acquired among our colleagues.
At Xavier’s Mapusa she blossomed into a fine athlete representing Xavier’s in number of disciplines and acquiring laurels in every discipline at College level and also at All Goa level.
A much disciplined, decent and dignified girl with very good character she devoted her life for the development and promotion of Sports in Goa. As herself being a top sportsperson she knows the psychology of sportspersons which was an asset for her to deal with the sportspersons in Goa. Her rich sporting background and her Doctorate in this field was an asset for Goa which the present Sports Minister of Goa ignored. Removing her from her post is a big loss for Goan sports. .
A. Veronca Fernandes,
Kuwait.
Dr. Susana D’Souza whom I know from school days was a well known sportsperson and a very good athlete representing her School Little Flower, Calangute, in All Goa Athletics Meets. I first met her in 1966 when we both participated in All Goa Interschool Athletics Meet which was held for 6 days at Tembi ground Anjuna, Bardez where she performed well for her school and I won the individual championship for my Arpora School. Sports are in her blood as she is the daughter of the then renowned Goan athlete and footballer Mr. Joveniano D’Souza who played for the then famed Tata soccer team in Bombay. His majestic personality on and off the field was worth admiring. Her younger sister Yolanda was the top soccer player of Goa and her elder brother Adv. Francis was also a prominent sportsman at College level in Goa.
Dr. Susana and me we both passed our SSC in the same year and joined St. Xaviers College Mapusa till we finished our graduation. Then we joined Post Graduate Center, Panjim in the same year though our subjects were different. She went on further by acquiring PhD which was the rare distinction she acquired among our colleagues.
At Xavier’s Mapusa she blossomed into a fine athlete representing Xavier’s in number of disciplines and acquiring laurels in every discipline at College level and also at All Goa level.
A much disciplined, decent and dignified girl with very good character she devoted her life for the development and promotion of Sports in Goa. As herself being a top sportsperson she knows the psychology of sportspersons which was an asset for her to deal with the sportspersons in Goa. Her rich sporting background and her Doctorate in this field was an asset for Goa which the present Sports Minister of Goa ignored. Removing her from her post is a big loss for Goan sports. .
A. Veronca Fernandes,
Kuwait.
