Dear Veronica,
Greetings from Margao!
Congratulations for your bold writings.
Fr.Ivo da C.Souza icsouza@bsnl.in
(Holy Spirit Church, Margao, GOA 403601, INDIA)
September 13, 2007
Re: A. Veronica honored in Kuwait
On behalf of myself, my family, my colleagues in KKK and Konkani movement, I take this opportunity to congratulate A. Veronica Fernandes for receiving the honor from Konkani Kullvar – Kuwait on 24th August 2007. Konkani Kullvar – Kuwiat a Mangalorean organization of Konkani Writers Forum deserves highest compliments for honoring our Goan Konkani stalwart A. Veronica in recognition for his enormous contribution in the promotion of Konkani. This felicitation function was held at the Indian Community Girls School in Salmiya which was attended by a large crowd. Mr. Veronica in his speech to a thunderous applause by the audience said, “Mojeam ghorcheani mojea passot kelena tem mojea sezareani kelem”.
Mr. A. Veronica Fernandes is my colleague in Kuwait Konknni Kendr. Konkani movement was his baby initiated and promoted by him with the help of his supporters. Being with him in these activities I know his dedication, hard work and sincerity for the cause of our mother tongue. Because he had these attributes Konkani movement was total successful in Kuwait. I always supported him because of his sincere dedicated work in the promotion of Konkani and that too selflessly. Being a great activist, he is capable of doing a lot of things. His eloquence, argumentation and discussion on Konkani are worth admiring. The establishment of Kuwait Konknni Kendr following the establishment of Konkani movement in Kuwait was his great achievement. He has brought highest honor to Konkani journalism by writing very good writings in different Konkani papers and magazines.
I wish Veronica all the very best and hope he will carry on with the good work he has done for the cause of Konkani. I am sure other organization will recognize his dedicated work in the promotion of Konkani and will award him with more awards which are instituted for Konkani promoters and fighters.
Mario Rebello
Kuwait
Mr. A. Veronica Fernandes is my colleague in Kuwait Konknni Kendr. Konkani movement was his baby initiated and promoted by him with the help of his supporters. Being with him in these activities I know his dedication, hard work and sincerity for the cause of our mother tongue. Because he had these attributes Konkani movement was total successful in Kuwait. I always supported him because of his sincere dedicated work in the promotion of Konkani and that too selflessly. Being a great activist, he is capable of doing a lot of things. His eloquence, argumentation and discussion on Konkani are worth admiring. The establishment of Kuwait Konknni Kendr following the establishment of Konkani movement in Kuwait was his great achievement. He has brought highest honor to Konkani journalism by writing very good writings in different Konkani papers and magazines.
I wish Veronica all the very best and hope he will carry on with the good work he has done for the cause of Konkani. I am sure other organization will recognize his dedicated work in the promotion of Konkani and will award him with more awards which are instituted for Konkani promoters and fighters.
Mario Rebello
Kuwait
September 11, 2007
MOPA AND DABOLIM AIRPORTS.
MOPA AND DABOLIM AIRPORTS.
In all probability Mopa Airport is coming, may be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow but certainly it is coming unless it is vehemently opposed by a mass movement. Churchill Alemao claimed that he saved Dabolim Airport and happy about it, so too his hired supporters. Is Dabolim Airport saved? And if yes, from whom? Dabolim Airport is as good as robbed by the Indian Navy after the exit of Portuguese from Goa and they will not surrender its claim over this beautiful and historical Airport. To retain its hold over Dabolim Airport, interested persons and authorities are pushing Mopa so that once Mopa is completed then Dabolim will have no need, as it is used now, for civilian air traffic. Those interested in having monopoly over Dabolim Airport are pushing the finalization of Mopa even, reportedly, by silencing of its opponents by bribing them to the extent of crores. For this reason, may be those who were earlier opposing Mopa are now singing hosannas of Mopa. Those who are now supporting Mopa say Dabolim Airport will be upgraded. Upgrading of Dabolim means not removing its hold from Navy. Once Mopa is finalized then Navy will be free to have full control over Dabolim. For a small place like Goa 2 Airports of international standard for civilian Aircrafts are not required. Mopa alone will succeed in doing justice for the entire Goa once it is commissioned.
Churchill Alemao claims that he did justice for Dabolim Aiport. Fine. But will Dabolim Aiport remain, as it is, always as per the thinking of Churchill Alemao? What is Churchill’s power over Government of India and Indian Navy? Is Churchill that powerful to shake the might of Indian Navy? What guarantee Churchill can give of tomorrow’s happenings? In India anything can happen and regarding this topic Dabolim will surely go into the hands of Navy exclusively. Challenging the might of Navy and that of Government of India is beyond Churchill. Hence, if anybody thinks Dabolim is saved forever by Churchill then that person is living in fools’ paradise. Dabolim will be saved for civilian aircrafts only if Mopa Airport project is dislodged from Goa and shelved it forever.
It is said that one can fool all the people some time, some people all the time but surely one cannot fool all the people at all the time. Our politicians must stop fooling the people. They have fooled us enough. I am happy that after the last Goa Assembly election and after the tamasha made by Churchill Alemao and his group of trying to form their own Government under Parrikar, people in Goa started thinking what is right and what is wrong, who is good and who is bad. Even in Kuwait, Goans have started to talk and express their views on Churchill, Parrikar, Babush and others who were trying to dislodge the Digambar Kamat Ministry. Now all are keeping silence except Churchill with regular “Thank you Churchill Alemao” paid announcements in Herald for saving Dabolim Airport. Once again I say as per my assessment that Dabolim is not saved by Churchill Alemao. On the contrary, by not opposing Mopa Airport, Dabolim for civilian aircrafts is brought to the cemetery for its silent burial.
R.I.P. Dabolim Airport for civilian aircrafts.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
In all probability Mopa Airport is coming, may be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow but certainly it is coming unless it is vehemently opposed by a mass movement. Churchill Alemao claimed that he saved Dabolim Airport and happy about it, so too his hired supporters. Is Dabolim Airport saved? And if yes, from whom? Dabolim Airport is as good as robbed by the Indian Navy after the exit of Portuguese from Goa and they will not surrender its claim over this beautiful and historical Airport. To retain its hold over Dabolim Airport, interested persons and authorities are pushing Mopa so that once Mopa is completed then Dabolim will have no need, as it is used now, for civilian air traffic. Those interested in having monopoly over Dabolim Airport are pushing the finalization of Mopa even, reportedly, by silencing of its opponents by bribing them to the extent of crores. For this reason, may be those who were earlier opposing Mopa are now singing hosannas of Mopa. Those who are now supporting Mopa say Dabolim Airport will be upgraded. Upgrading of Dabolim means not removing its hold from Navy. Once Mopa is finalized then Navy will be free to have full control over Dabolim. For a small place like Goa 2 Airports of international standard for civilian Aircrafts are not required. Mopa alone will succeed in doing justice for the entire Goa once it is commissioned.
Churchill Alemao claims that he did justice for Dabolim Aiport. Fine. But will Dabolim Aiport remain, as it is, always as per the thinking of Churchill Alemao? What is Churchill’s power over Government of India and Indian Navy? Is Churchill that powerful to shake the might of Indian Navy? What guarantee Churchill can give of tomorrow’s happenings? In India anything can happen and regarding this topic Dabolim will surely go into the hands of Navy exclusively. Challenging the might of Navy and that of Government of India is beyond Churchill. Hence, if anybody thinks Dabolim is saved forever by Churchill then that person is living in fools’ paradise. Dabolim will be saved for civilian aircrafts only if Mopa Airport project is dislodged from Goa and shelved it forever.
It is said that one can fool all the people some time, some people all the time but surely one cannot fool all the people at all the time. Our politicians must stop fooling the people. They have fooled us enough. I am happy that after the last Goa Assembly election and after the tamasha made by Churchill Alemao and his group of trying to form their own Government under Parrikar, people in Goa started thinking what is right and what is wrong, who is good and who is bad. Even in Kuwait, Goans have started to talk and express their views on Churchill, Parrikar, Babush and others who were trying to dislodge the Digambar Kamat Ministry. Now all are keeping silence except Churchill with regular “Thank you Churchill Alemao” paid announcements in Herald for saving Dabolim Airport. Once again I say as per my assessment that Dabolim is not saved by Churchill Alemao. On the contrary, by not opposing Mopa Airport, Dabolim for civilian aircrafts is brought to the cemetery for its silent burial.
R.I.P. Dabolim Airport for civilian aircrafts.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
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