AWARDS FOR NRI GOANS.
Amongst the expatriate Goans, Kuwait Goans contribution for the cause of Goa is really great. The early Goans who landed in Kuwait soon after the Second World War were very conscious of their homeland, their homes and their home language that is Konkani. The first Goan association that was formed in Kuwait was known as Goan Association Ahmadi – Kuwait, it was formed at Ahmadi Oil Center where most of the early Goans concentrated because of their jobs in KOC and other Oil companies, namely Amin Oil, Jetty Oil etc. Though these Ahmadi resident Goans working at Oil Centres came under the banner of Goan Association Ahmadi -Kuwait yet this association failed to unite all Goans together because discrimination on the basis of nature of one's job was a hindrance. Entry into this Association especially at certain locations and for certain Goan functions for manual workers, for domestic workers and for other artisans was prohibited. This novel idea was decided by certain “ded Xanne Bamonn Goykar” one of them from Raia – Goa, on the pattern of British policy of devide and rule. It was said in Kuwait during those days that "Raiche Bamon" were racists number one but pretend to be nice to everyone.
During those days KOC was the monopoly of British and to maintain their supremacy they did not allow non British, non Westerners, non white collar job holders to mingle with them. Hence, our “ded-Xanne Goykar” also imitated their masters and introduced Goan type of apartheid in Goan Association Ahmadi – Kuwait. Many of the Goans residing in Kuwait City and surrounding areas had no role in GAA-K and because of this they felt something had to be done. Hence under the co-leadership of with one Mr. Armando Carvalho, Mr. Vincente D’Souza from Camurlim formed another Goan Association in Kuwait city known as Kuwait Goan Association somewhere in mid sixties, in the initial stages it was called just “Kuwait Goans” but later on it was called Kuwait Goan Association. Till 32 years back this was the only Goan Association in Kuwait existing while Goan Association Ahmadi – Kuwait automatically came to an end without anybody’s notice after the formation of KGA and with it the false Bamon pride of Kuwait Bamonn Goykar especially of Raikar also vanished.
Mr. Vincente D’Souza was a very dynamic man working for Kuwait Customs for a long time. He was also a free lance journalist in Kuwait and the only accredited one amongst the Goans in Kuwait. Besides writing for the local media he was also the Kuwait correspondent of “Goa Today” a monthly from Panjim for a long time till I took over. He had great love for Goa and Goan causes. Many times he proved to be a revolutionary and visionary too. He enjoyed high respect in Goan and Indian communities. He could easily interact with Indian diplomats with ease. He was very much responsible for making Goan community known to other communities and nationalities. He highlighted many of the Goan issues to Goa and Indian Governments and made the voice of Goans very audible in Kuwait. At certain point he was so powerful that if he said Yes, it should have been yes for all including to those who later on turned against him especially the one "chor" and rapist from Welfare Society.. During his stay here in Kuwait till the invasion of Kuwait he played a wonderful role in the enhancement of community affairs.
Some of the initiatives of Vincente D'Souza were really wonderful and worth mentioning here. Raising funds for Goa Cancer Hospital at Dona Paula was his inititiative, giving access to Dr. Vaidya in Kuwait for this cause was his responsibility. Forming of another Goan Association “Goan Arts Circle” was also his initiative. Direct Flight from Kuwait to Goa was his initiative and he worked hard for its implementation, besides him others also worked, I too have played a major role in this drive but initiative was of Vincente D’Souza. Today we are having facilities of direct flight much because of his initiative. Then came his another powerful initiative of starting a new English School in Kuwait known as “New Indian School at Jabriya – Kuwait” where thru his pushing a Goan principal Stanislaus Alemao was recruited as Head of this School. Because of starting of this school lot of our boys and girls got opportunities to study in Kuwait otherwise due to shortage of schools in Kuwait parents had to send their children out of Kuwait which means painful separation of children from their loving and caring parents. Yet another powerful initiative of this man was the establishment of “Gulf Goans Hotels Company” in Goa where this company has already built a big hotel “Goan Heritage” at Calangute Ghauravaddo and where many of our Goans are earning their livelihood. One more initiative of this dynamic expatriate Goan from Kuwait was the formation of “Goan Welfare Society” which is still existing in Kuwait. But unfortunately its fund is in the hands of two Curtorcares who inspite of court case filed by one of the members still refusing to hand over the fund back to parent body.
Under the skippership of NRI Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro some expatriate Goans were presented with special awards during the last global Goan function in Goa. The contribution of these Goans towards the cause of Goa was known better only to Eduardo Faleiro. None amongst them come closer to Vincente D’Souza’s contribution to the cause of Goa. Even when we financed the stay of Eduardo Faleiro in Kuwait in late seventies it was Vincente D’Souza who initiated this and as such Faleiro knows the dynamism and contribution of Vincente D’Souza to the cause of Goa, Goans and himself as well. Instead of doling out awards to those Goans whose contributions to the cause of Goa is nothing compared to what Vincente D’Souza did, would it not have been right to honour Vincente D’Souza appropriately even though he is no more an NRI now? Were all those honoured in Goa during the last Global Goan function, NRI – Indians or they were holders of the citizenship of the countries of their domicile? Is it right to honour Goans holding non-Indian passports? Those who are wasting tax payer’s money on those who pay no taxes should be brought to their senses. Can’t anybody inform Congress High Command of the waste of lakhs by Faleiro on those who are least bothered on Goa? I think somebody must come forward to put a brake on “dadagiri” of those who are doling NRI awards to useless Goans and demand explanation on the waste of public money by NRI Commissioner on those Goans whose nationalities are not Indian and whose contribution in the causes of Goa and Goans is nothing. We like honouring Goans who love Goa, its culture, tradition and language and whose work for Goan causes and not to those who don’t do anything for the cause of Goa and Goans.
And those who think Commissioner can do something good for our cause then they are sadly mistaken. Nobody is interested in us from Goa. All are interested in their issues only and they come to Gulf only for their own promotion.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
November 8, 2007
November 6, 2007
EMERGENCY IN PAKISTAN.
EMERGENCY IN PAKISTAN.
Was US not consulted by Gen. Pervez Musharraf before introducing emergency rule in Pakistan on Saturday last? I doubt. There is nothing in this world especially in the third world and in Europe happening without the green signal from the White House. In 1990, 2nd August, according to information available, US had full prior knowledge that Iraq is marching towards Kuwait and even US gave silent nod for Saddam to move in his troops towards Kuwait. “Never an appeasement to the dictator because a dictator is a dictator” said Margaret Thatcher. However good the rule of Musharraf may be in Pakistan but he trampled under his feet all the democratic rules and usurped power with brute force. As a lover of democracy I condemn Gen. Musharraf for introducing emergency rule in Pakistan. Why Musharraf only? For that matter I condemn every ruler who usurps power thru bullet and not thru ballot. And introducing of martial law is the worst thing one can do. I pledge my total solidarity with all the Pakistanis who are opposing emergency rule in Pakistan. It is disgusting to see Musharraf's police treating so badly the agitating lawyers against the emergency rule. If civilised, decent and educated people do not oppose the barbarity of Gen. Musharraf then who will do this?
In the past, in June 1995 I know how India with its strong democratic base suffered a severe blow to its progress because Indira Gandhi the then Premier of India introduced emergency rule and shut all the doors of democratic process. Press was choked and media was harassed, intelligencia was suppressed leading to the arrest of top democratic minded leaders including the colleague of her father Jeyprakash Narayan – a Ghandian himself. History repeats itself and it is repeated in Pakistan, a neighbouring country to India. During those days of 19 months of emergency rule in India a full blooded bustling Indian was converted into a pale docile person, his movement was sniffed by sniffing dogs and even his thoughts were arrested to think freely. His human attributes were extracted from his body and mind. He was made to believe that he was a sub human being. This is the result of emergency rule and martial law.
Gen. Musharraf is also on way to imitate Congressperson Indira Gandhi. Humna Rights activists from all around the globe will have to play a major role now to stop Musharraf from terrorising humanbeings in Pakistan. Indian lovers of democratic rule will have to play a major role from India to silence Musharraf as the then Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto did from Pakistan during the emergency rule in India. During those days Mr. Bhutto as a premier of Pakistan in his speeches and press conferences used to highlight the plight of the sufferrings of Indian from Indira's terror. He used to awaken the world conscience from Pakistan against Indira's emergency in India. He used to criticise Indira Ghandi and her Congress Party very severely.
By introducing emergency rule in Pakistan Gen. Musharraf proved how coward he is. He should have waited for the final verdict of Supreme Court on his election result. Instead he unceremoniously and unconstitutionally dismissed Chief Justice Chaudury trampling under his military boots constitutional delicacies. By this action he showed that he introduced emergency in Pakistan not to save the country but only to save his skin from the likely Supreme Court verdict against his continuation as President in uniform.
When I read his autobiography “In The Line Of Fire” especially chapter 18 where he humiliates Benazir Bhutto for running away from Pakistan after robbing the country of its huge resources I had very good opinion of General Musharraf as a man of upright principle. But when he allowed Benazir back home by giving her amnesty for her misdeeds I realized that this man, General Musharraf is not to be trusted. I am convinced that he is power hungry and to retain it he will do anything even by committing suicidal acts as the introduction of emergency. This is not an end. He will go on increasing and multiplying his acts of arrogance and high handedness exactly as Indira Gandhi did in 1975 in India during her emergency rule. With the support of emergency rule laws innocent persons in Pakistan will have to suffer. Decent Pakistanis opposing emergency will face the brutalities of Musharraf’s police. Intellectual class of Pakistanis will have to undergo traumatic time physically and intellectually because this class of Pakistanis will never accept “dadagiri” of one man Gen. Musharraf who thinks he is omnipotent.
I have a strong feeling that Musharraf will fail in his endeavours in attaining success in his emergency rule in Pakistan. Present day Pakistan is not what it was earlier during the regimes of Ayub, Yayah and Zia. Fire brand Imran Khan has already fired a salvo and Benazir Bhutto has already shown her disapproval to emergency and asked her party followers to oppose emergency. So also many top Pakistani leaders. Pakistan will ultimately be saved only thru civilized rule by the civilized ruler and not thru the power of bullet by the martial law. Power of bullet has failed in Pakistan because bullet begets bullet and because of this in some remote corners of Pakistan parallel governments with the power of bullet are functioning inspite of General Musharraf having full control of Pakistan. With the advent of Musharraf’s illegal rule extremism and terrorism has increased in Pakistan. May be Musharraf himself is responsible for this by clandestinely pushing the extremists and terrorists into action. An architecht of Kargil war will do nothing but only create more and more Kargils in his own land against his own people. It is useless blaming India for the ills of Pakistan. Pakistani ills are the creations of Pakistanis themselves. If India remained united today since independence it is only because of the word democracy however defective it may be but democracy alone kept the Indians united. If Pakistan was splitted yesterday it was only because of the absence of democracy in Pakistan. The millitary rule, emergency rule and martial law alone will be responsible for the further splits of Pakistan. Millitary rulers alone are responsible for all the ills in Pakistan.
I admire all the civilized countries that condemned the emergency rule in Pakistan but abjure India’s stand of not condemning emergency rule boldly in Pakistan. Will India condemn in strongest terms the introduction of martial law in Pakistan with emergency rule? I don’t think so because as long as Sonia Gandhi the Italian daughter-in-law of the late Indira Ghandi wields influence and power over the current Indian government at the centre there will not be condemnation of emergency rule in Pakistan. Sonia Gandhi was a part and parcel of Indira Ghandi’s household when her nasty mother-in-law in connivance with her late Pilot husband Rajiv Ghandi introduced and hailed emergency in India. Sonia Gandhi was a silent admirer of emergency rule in India and being so how she will accept condemnation of emergency rule in Pakistan?
Pakistan may be the country of Pakistanis spread all over the world and as such they may have more responsibility to decide their fate. Also, they may be knowing better what is good and what is bad for their country. But the lovers of democracy spread all around the globe irrespective of their nationality have got duty to support democracy and oppose emergency not only in Pakistan but anywhere in the world. Let me be a part of that segment of democracy lover in condemning emergency rule in Pakistan and opposing martial law. Pakistan may be of Pakistanis but democracy is of all including of me. For this reason I support democracy and condemn emergency.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
Was US not consulted by Gen. Pervez Musharraf before introducing emergency rule in Pakistan on Saturday last? I doubt. There is nothing in this world especially in the third world and in Europe happening without the green signal from the White House. In 1990, 2nd August, according to information available, US had full prior knowledge that Iraq is marching towards Kuwait and even US gave silent nod for Saddam to move in his troops towards Kuwait. “Never an appeasement to the dictator because a dictator is a dictator” said Margaret Thatcher. However good the rule of Musharraf may be in Pakistan but he trampled under his feet all the democratic rules and usurped power with brute force. As a lover of democracy I condemn Gen. Musharraf for introducing emergency rule in Pakistan. Why Musharraf only? For that matter I condemn every ruler who usurps power thru bullet and not thru ballot. And introducing of martial law is the worst thing one can do. I pledge my total solidarity with all the Pakistanis who are opposing emergency rule in Pakistan. It is disgusting to see Musharraf's police treating so badly the agitating lawyers against the emergency rule. If civilised, decent and educated people do not oppose the barbarity of Gen. Musharraf then who will do this?
In the past, in June 1995 I know how India with its strong democratic base suffered a severe blow to its progress because Indira Gandhi the then Premier of India introduced emergency rule and shut all the doors of democratic process. Press was choked and media was harassed, intelligencia was suppressed leading to the arrest of top democratic minded leaders including the colleague of her father Jeyprakash Narayan – a Ghandian himself. History repeats itself and it is repeated in Pakistan, a neighbouring country to India. During those days of 19 months of emergency rule in India a full blooded bustling Indian was converted into a pale docile person, his movement was sniffed by sniffing dogs and even his thoughts were arrested to think freely. His human attributes were extracted from his body and mind. He was made to believe that he was a sub human being. This is the result of emergency rule and martial law.
Gen. Musharraf is also on way to imitate Congressperson Indira Gandhi. Humna Rights activists from all around the globe will have to play a major role now to stop Musharraf from terrorising humanbeings in Pakistan. Indian lovers of democratic rule will have to play a major role from India to silence Musharraf as the then Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto did from Pakistan during the emergency rule in India. During those days Mr. Bhutto as a premier of Pakistan in his speeches and press conferences used to highlight the plight of the sufferrings of Indian from Indira's terror. He used to awaken the world conscience from Pakistan against Indira's emergency in India. He used to criticise Indira Ghandi and her Congress Party very severely.
By introducing emergency rule in Pakistan Gen. Musharraf proved how coward he is. He should have waited for the final verdict of Supreme Court on his election result. Instead he unceremoniously and unconstitutionally dismissed Chief Justice Chaudury trampling under his military boots constitutional delicacies. By this action he showed that he introduced emergency in Pakistan not to save the country but only to save his skin from the likely Supreme Court verdict against his continuation as President in uniform.
When I read his autobiography “In The Line Of Fire” especially chapter 18 where he humiliates Benazir Bhutto for running away from Pakistan after robbing the country of its huge resources I had very good opinion of General Musharraf as a man of upright principle. But when he allowed Benazir back home by giving her amnesty for her misdeeds I realized that this man, General Musharraf is not to be trusted. I am convinced that he is power hungry and to retain it he will do anything even by committing suicidal acts as the introduction of emergency. This is not an end. He will go on increasing and multiplying his acts of arrogance and high handedness exactly as Indira Gandhi did in 1975 in India during her emergency rule. With the support of emergency rule laws innocent persons in Pakistan will have to suffer. Decent Pakistanis opposing emergency will face the brutalities of Musharraf’s police. Intellectual class of Pakistanis will have to undergo traumatic time physically and intellectually because this class of Pakistanis will never accept “dadagiri” of one man Gen. Musharraf who thinks he is omnipotent.
I have a strong feeling that Musharraf will fail in his endeavours in attaining success in his emergency rule in Pakistan. Present day Pakistan is not what it was earlier during the regimes of Ayub, Yayah and Zia. Fire brand Imran Khan has already fired a salvo and Benazir Bhutto has already shown her disapproval to emergency and asked her party followers to oppose emergency. So also many top Pakistani leaders. Pakistan will ultimately be saved only thru civilized rule by the civilized ruler and not thru the power of bullet by the martial law. Power of bullet has failed in Pakistan because bullet begets bullet and because of this in some remote corners of Pakistan parallel governments with the power of bullet are functioning inspite of General Musharraf having full control of Pakistan. With the advent of Musharraf’s illegal rule extremism and terrorism has increased in Pakistan. May be Musharraf himself is responsible for this by clandestinely pushing the extremists and terrorists into action. An architecht of Kargil war will do nothing but only create more and more Kargils in his own land against his own people. It is useless blaming India for the ills of Pakistan. Pakistani ills are the creations of Pakistanis themselves. If India remained united today since independence it is only because of the word democracy however defective it may be but democracy alone kept the Indians united. If Pakistan was splitted yesterday it was only because of the absence of democracy in Pakistan. The millitary rule, emergency rule and martial law alone will be responsible for the further splits of Pakistan. Millitary rulers alone are responsible for all the ills in Pakistan.
I admire all the civilized countries that condemned the emergency rule in Pakistan but abjure India’s stand of not condemning emergency rule boldly in Pakistan. Will India condemn in strongest terms the introduction of martial law in Pakistan with emergency rule? I don’t think so because as long as Sonia Gandhi the Italian daughter-in-law of the late Indira Ghandi wields influence and power over the current Indian government at the centre there will not be condemnation of emergency rule in Pakistan. Sonia Gandhi was a part and parcel of Indira Ghandi’s household when her nasty mother-in-law in connivance with her late Pilot husband Rajiv Ghandi introduced and hailed emergency in India. Sonia Gandhi was a silent admirer of emergency rule in India and being so how she will accept condemnation of emergency rule in Pakistan?
Pakistan may be the country of Pakistanis spread all over the world and as such they may have more responsibility to decide their fate. Also, they may be knowing better what is good and what is bad for their country. But the lovers of democracy spread all around the globe irrespective of their nationality have got duty to support democracy and oppose emergency not only in Pakistan but anywhere in the world. Let me be a part of that segment of democracy lover in condemning emergency rule in Pakistan and opposing martial law. Pakistan may be of Pakistanis but democracy is of all including of me. For this reason I support democracy and condemn emergency.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
November 5, 2007
EDUARDO FALEIRO AND GLOBAL GOANS.
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:48:31 +0000
From: "A. Veronica Fernandes" averonicaf806@hotmail.com
Subject: [Goanet] Global Goan Convention.
To: goanet@goanet.org
Cc: averonicaf806@hotmail.comMessage-ID:Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
The following article I wrote in goanet on 12th January this year when Eduardo Faleiro acted arrogant during Global Goan Convention against Adv. Ires Rodrigues.
Now the same article I am reproducing in "kranti" with little alterations here and there to refresh the memory of Goans who may be interested to know more about Eduardo Faleiro.
SUB: GLOBAL GOAN CONVENTION
With strongest terms I denounce the action of NRI Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro’s action of evicting with the help of Police, Adv. Aires Rordrigues from the Global Goan Convention Hall or from NRI Meet held recently in Goa. This is the biggest blunder Faleiro has done in his life time. If Adv.Rodrigues was a hurdle then why first of all he was given an entry pass? He should not have been permitted beforehand only. His eviction is in tune with Salazarshahi in which Faleiro must be smart. During Portuguese time, Dictator Salazar’s “Pakle” on slight pretext used to humiliate Goans and used to forcibly evict any person from the Tiatro Mattou. I saw this type of brutality of Pakle at Mapusa for the tiatro on “Milagres Saibinnichea Festak” somewhere in 1959-60. But what surprised me is this that though Salazar was ousted from Goa yet his doctrine is still carried forward by persons like Eduardo Faleiro who must have learnt this art in Portugal during his sojourn in Portugal. What worst surprised me was the attitude of all the members seated there and who silently accepted the eviction of Adv. Rodrigues without any protest, of course a few who opposed this decision I applaud them. I always harped on one aspect of global Goans mentality towards Goa and that is they have very little love for Goa and this was proved during the language agitation in Goa when they overwhelmingly remained silent spectators when our brothers and sisters agitated so much for Konkani to maintain Goa’s identity. Very many of the global Goans now showing their identity only because of the innovation of internet where they get opportunity to show their existence free of charge otherwise overwhelming majority of them are least bothered on Goa.
A genuine lover of Goa would surely raise the issue of anti-Goan Regional Plan 2011 because it is affecting Goa and Goans. Hence, what was wrong in raising this issue in the midst of Goans who should be more conscious of Goa and Goans? I also condemn those global Goans who attended this meet and yet failed to oppose the eviction of Adv. Aires who has done more for the cause of Goa and Goans than Eduaro Faleiro. What Adv.Aires did was not for the payment, not for the benefits, not for the privileges and financial remuneration for himself but what Eduardo Faleirodid was for financial benefits and privileges as an MP and Minister. He was paid for the services he rendered while Aires was not, eg. Student’s agitation for concession and demonstration during language agitation.Eduardo Faleiro according to information insulted the Goan press by telling them “Go to hell”. Though I was not present to listen yet I firmly believe that he is capable of doing this because he is very arrogant man. He liked to mock and humiliate others as if he is omnipotent.
The awards given to some NRI Goans were given on what basis? Who were the recipients of these awards and what were their contribution towards the cause of Goans and Goa? What Goan movement did they support and patronize? Just because they are doing fine in their adopted countries they are doled these awards? Is any amongst them having his house in Goa? Is any amongst them recognizable by his Goan culture, tradition and language? Is any amongst them is proud to be a Goan by following Goan ways? Is any one amongst them speaks Goan language to identify himself with Goans and Goa? I am sure these awardees are doing fine in their adopted countries but are they proud to be Goans? And on what basis they are selected? Was it an individual decision of NRI Commissioner? Do they feel they are worthy of these awards? If not then why they did not decline these awards saying "we are not worthy of same?" Do they deposit their money in Goan Banks to help Goan economy? Eduardo Faleiro did nice job and "Fulu Fustar Fozne pettoile". Every Goan must question Rane, his Congress Government, his cabinet members and Congressmen for wasting Goan tax payers' money on those who are not interested on Goa. One Mr. X from Bardez Goa approached me for my suggestion of seconding one Mr. Y from Kuwait for this award. I asked him what are the basis of selecting a person for this award? Do you have your guidelines for the selection? He had no answer.
Somehow or the other Eduardo Faleiro has close affinity with Kuwait Goans. When he was an MP somewhere in 1978 he was brought to Kuwait by Goans on his way back home from South America where he attended one Conference as a representative of India. His stay in Kuwait was supported by us thru our financial contribution, especial meeting in the Church Hall was organized by Kuwait Goan Association President Vincente D’Souza who was a dynamic leader of Goans in Kuwait, this meet was attended by the Bishop of Kuwait Monsg. Victor Saminguel and Indian Ambassador Chetwal. This meet was finally ended in fiasco when one of the Goans Prof. Claude Rodrigues from Nagoa Bardez in his speech lambasted Indian Embassy and Indian Ambassador saying "mbassador is become a peon and peon is become an Ambassador in Indian Embassy". Eduardo Faleiro was embarassed. On the same night especial Reception and Dinner was hosted by us also from our own financial contribution at Sheraton Hotel in honour of Eduardo Faleiro.
During the Kuwait invasion period there was one Kuwait Goan Association in Goa called Kuwait Goan Evacuees Society. This association with a false promise to the Kuwait Goan evacuees to take them back to Kuwait after the liberation of Kuwait, collected huge fund from the Kuwait Goans evacuees in Goa and finally instead used the said funds to print posters for the election campaign of Eduardo Faleiro. One Curtorkar acquaintance of Eduardo Faleiro was one of the leading members of this association, this leading member and his co-villager also working in Kuwait are in possession of over Thirty Thousand Kuwaiti Dinars of one leading Goan Association’s Funds, this amount equals to over half a crore of Indian Rupees. This huge amount belongs to Goan community but both the Curtorkars are withholding it against the constitution and wishes of the said Association. This is a crime and a day light robbery. There was even a court case filed recently in Goa by one of the members of that association against the withholding of this fund by the Curtorcars but still these both Curtorkar friends are refusing to hand over this huge amount back to their association. This funds was collected to use it for the benefit of community causes. In case both these Curtorkar friends by accident or sickness die, who will inherit the amount? Surely their family members and not the Association from where this fund came. This is the quality of persons who are close to Eduardo Faleiro. I am afraid this huge amount may go the way Kuwait Goan Evacuees Society’s Funds have gone for printing of posters for future election of Eduardo Faleiro.
Is Eduardo Faleiro fit to be the NRI Commissioner who will take care of our needs? We have for our Gulf people so many difficulties. Why he cannot sort out these problems? First of all why he cannot know our problems? What is the use of him having a cabinet rank? It is a dole or"bokxis" he got from Rane who was cow dunged a few days back by Dilkush Desai. Don’t ask me what are our difficulties, come here and find out personally, you are paid to do this job and don’t act like a feudal lord with the help of feudal Rane. Your job is to serve us by condescending.
A. Vronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
P.S. One of the persons making a big noise of Eduardo Faleiro's visit to Kuwait was involved in Sex scandal. He was known to have demanded sexual favour from a girl for providing a job for her. The mother of this girl has openly and publicly raised this issue during one of the public meetings of Goans. Decent and God fearing Goans should dissociate from this sex maniac and try to boycott all activities where he is involved. Young females must take care of this person. He is a shame on Goans and also a shame on those whom he is promoting.
From: "A. Veronica Fernandes" averonicaf806@hotmail.com
Subject: [Goanet] Global Goan Convention.
To: goanet@goanet.org
Cc: averonicaf806@hotmail.comMessage-ID:
The following article I wrote in goanet on 12th January this year when Eduardo Faleiro acted arrogant during Global Goan Convention against Adv. Ires Rodrigues.
Now the same article I am reproducing in "kranti" with little alterations here and there to refresh the memory of Goans who may be interested to know more about Eduardo Faleiro.
SUB: GLOBAL GOAN CONVENTION
With strongest terms I denounce the action of NRI Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro’s action of evicting with the help of Police, Adv. Aires Rordrigues from the Global Goan Convention Hall or from NRI Meet held recently in Goa. This is the biggest blunder Faleiro has done in his life time. If Adv.Rodrigues was a hurdle then why first of all he was given an entry pass? He should not have been permitted beforehand only. His eviction is in tune with Salazarshahi in which Faleiro must be smart. During Portuguese time, Dictator Salazar’s “Pakle” on slight pretext used to humiliate Goans and used to forcibly evict any person from the Tiatro Mattou. I saw this type of brutality of Pakle at Mapusa for the tiatro on “Milagres Saibinnichea Festak” somewhere in 1959-60. But what surprised me is this that though Salazar was ousted from Goa yet his doctrine is still carried forward by persons like Eduardo Faleiro who must have learnt this art in Portugal during his sojourn in Portugal. What worst surprised me was the attitude of all the members seated there and who silently accepted the eviction of Adv. Rodrigues without any protest, of course a few who opposed this decision I applaud them. I always harped on one aspect of global Goans mentality towards Goa and that is they have very little love for Goa and this was proved during the language agitation in Goa when they overwhelmingly remained silent spectators when our brothers and sisters agitated so much for Konkani to maintain Goa’s identity. Very many of the global Goans now showing their identity only because of the innovation of internet where they get opportunity to show their existence free of charge otherwise overwhelming majority of them are least bothered on Goa.
A genuine lover of Goa would surely raise the issue of anti-Goan Regional Plan 2011 because it is affecting Goa and Goans. Hence, what was wrong in raising this issue in the midst of Goans who should be more conscious of Goa and Goans? I also condemn those global Goans who attended this meet and yet failed to oppose the eviction of Adv. Aires who has done more for the cause of Goa and Goans than Eduaro Faleiro. What Adv.Aires did was not for the payment, not for the benefits, not for the privileges and financial remuneration for himself but what Eduardo Faleirodid was for financial benefits and privileges as an MP and Minister. He was paid for the services he rendered while Aires was not, eg. Student’s agitation for concession and demonstration during language agitation.Eduardo Faleiro according to information insulted the Goan press by telling them “Go to hell”. Though I was not present to listen yet I firmly believe that he is capable of doing this because he is very arrogant man. He liked to mock and humiliate others as if he is omnipotent.
The awards given to some NRI Goans were given on what basis? Who were the recipients of these awards and what were their contribution towards the cause of Goans and Goa? What Goan movement did they support and patronize? Just because they are doing fine in their adopted countries they are doled these awards? Is any amongst them having his house in Goa? Is any amongst them recognizable by his Goan culture, tradition and language? Is any amongst them is proud to be a Goan by following Goan ways? Is any one amongst them speaks Goan language to identify himself with Goans and Goa? I am sure these awardees are doing fine in their adopted countries but are they proud to be Goans? And on what basis they are selected? Was it an individual decision of NRI Commissioner? Do they feel they are worthy of these awards? If not then why they did not decline these awards saying "we are not worthy of same?" Do they deposit their money in Goan Banks to help Goan economy? Eduardo Faleiro did nice job and "Fulu Fustar Fozne pettoile". Every Goan must question Rane, his Congress Government, his cabinet members and Congressmen for wasting Goan tax payers' money on those who are not interested on Goa. One Mr. X from Bardez Goa approached me for my suggestion of seconding one Mr. Y from Kuwait for this award. I asked him what are the basis of selecting a person for this award? Do you have your guidelines for the selection? He had no answer.
Somehow or the other Eduardo Faleiro has close affinity with Kuwait Goans. When he was an MP somewhere in 1978 he was brought to Kuwait by Goans on his way back home from South America where he attended one Conference as a representative of India. His stay in Kuwait was supported by us thru our financial contribution, especial meeting in the Church Hall was organized by Kuwait Goan Association President Vincente D’Souza who was a dynamic leader of Goans in Kuwait, this meet was attended by the Bishop of Kuwait Monsg. Victor Saminguel and Indian Ambassador Chetwal. This meet was finally ended in fiasco when one of the Goans Prof. Claude Rodrigues from Nagoa Bardez in his speech lambasted Indian Embassy and Indian Ambassador saying "mbassador is become a peon and peon is become an Ambassador in Indian Embassy". Eduardo Faleiro was embarassed. On the same night especial Reception and Dinner was hosted by us also from our own financial contribution at Sheraton Hotel in honour of Eduardo Faleiro.
During the Kuwait invasion period there was one Kuwait Goan Association in Goa called Kuwait Goan Evacuees Society. This association with a false promise to the Kuwait Goan evacuees to take them back to Kuwait after the liberation of Kuwait, collected huge fund from the Kuwait Goans evacuees in Goa and finally instead used the said funds to print posters for the election campaign of Eduardo Faleiro. One Curtorkar acquaintance of Eduardo Faleiro was one of the leading members of this association, this leading member and his co-villager also working in Kuwait are in possession of over Thirty Thousand Kuwaiti Dinars of one leading Goan Association’s Funds, this amount equals to over half a crore of Indian Rupees. This huge amount belongs to Goan community but both the Curtorkars are withholding it against the constitution and wishes of the said Association. This is a crime and a day light robbery. There was even a court case filed recently in Goa by one of the members of that association against the withholding of this fund by the Curtorcars but still these both Curtorkar friends are refusing to hand over this huge amount back to their association. This funds was collected to use it for the benefit of community causes. In case both these Curtorkar friends by accident or sickness die, who will inherit the amount? Surely their family members and not the Association from where this fund came. This is the quality of persons who are close to Eduardo Faleiro. I am afraid this huge amount may go the way Kuwait Goan Evacuees Society’s Funds have gone for printing of posters for future election of Eduardo Faleiro.
Is Eduardo Faleiro fit to be the NRI Commissioner who will take care of our needs? We have for our Gulf people so many difficulties. Why he cannot sort out these problems? First of all why he cannot know our problems? What is the use of him having a cabinet rank? It is a dole or"bokxis" he got from Rane who was cow dunged a few days back by Dilkush Desai. Don’t ask me what are our difficulties, come here and find out personally, you are paid to do this job and don’t act like a feudal lord with the help of feudal Rane. Your job is to serve us by condescending.
A. Vronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
P.S. One of the persons making a big noise of Eduardo Faleiro's visit to Kuwait was involved in Sex scandal. He was known to have demanded sexual favour from a girl for providing a job for her. The mother of this girl has openly and publicly raised this issue during one of the public meetings of Goans. Decent and God fearing Goans should dissociate from this sex maniac and try to boycott all activities where he is involved. Young females must take care of this person. He is a shame on Goans and also a shame on those whom he is promoting.
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