In Herald dated 5.11.19 one news item
appeared saying that Curchorem MLA and Minister Nilesh Cabral said “new
president for the Tiatr Academy of Goa will be appointed within a month”. Now
my question is this: what is the authority
of the Minister Cabral to interfere in this matter when it does not come
under his jurisdiction?
The main question comes here is not
the appointment of the TAG president within a month but why it was not filled
during the last so many months? I feel
it is an act of total irresponsibility on the part of the person holding the
relevant portfolio to keep this important post vacant for such a long period.
Is it due to the bias of the Goa government against the Roman script Konkani to
neglect the importance of Tiatros among its followers and also because the Tiatros expose the misdeeds of the
Government? If it is so then I must say
that the delay in the repairs of Kala Academy Hall in Panjim is intentional to
punish Tiatrists and gradually to liquidate Tiatros which according to me will
never happen because during its last 150 years of existence Tiatros took a very
firm root among us.
The next person who will occupy the presidency of TAG
should be appointed purely on the basis
of his/her merit and not thru the ministerial influence as allegedly done in
the past. Besides, in no way this presidency should be filled by anyone who
already already served one term and as such they have finished their capacity
to do anything worthwhile becaause we already have better candidates.
Moreover, those who betrayed the Roman script Konkani during the passing
of the language bill in late eighties should be kept away because they are
traitors. The so called self appointed
leaders of Roman Script Konkani who
miserably failed to oppose the draft bill failed us
too in our labourious efforts from Kuwait for such a lengthy period. It was
their duty to act in support of Romi script Konkani if they were capable but
they proved to be idiots and such idiots we don’t want anymore anywhere. Besides the amateur and part time tiatrist should not be appointed
.
A.Veronica Fernandes
