CHIEF MINISTER MANOHAR PARRIKAR’S STARTLING REVELATION

By Aires Rodrigues.

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has finally publicly confessed that he had indeed gone to ‘Walking Street’ in Pattaya. My source in the Secretariat has revealed that Manohar Parrikar told a delegation of the RTI forum yesterday that he did not go there for sex but did only enjoy two Thai massages.

The four member RTI forum delegation that called on the Chief Minister at the Secretariat yesterday afternoon comprised of Dr Dattaram Desai, Ganpat Kuttikar, Devidas Amonkar and Srikant Barve.

Manohar Parrikar also told the delegation that he did not have to go so far for sex. What the Chief Minister meant only he would know. Does he want us to imply that he has many Monica Lewinsky’s at hand?

One’s private life should be nobody’s concern. But once you are a Public servant, your public as well as private life is liable to be under the public scanner. Travels to dubious and infamous destinations, cannot be masked as a 'yatra' for enlightenment.

The Chief Minister further told the delegation that his visit to Pattaya was as he had promised to take seven others on the trip. Hope Manohar Parrikar has shown the expenses of this fun making jaunt on his tax returns. If it was sponsored by the Casino or mining lobby, it would be interesting to know the name of the sponsor and also the names of the six others besides Atmaram Nadkarni who were part of this high powered adventure.

I am told that the Chief Minister yesterday spent over 20 mins of the half an hour meeting with the RTI delegation taking pot shots at me. May be the Chief Minister lost track that the meeting was to discuss about the appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner. What a waste of time by the Honourable Chief Minister.

Mr. Chief Minister, for the last over four decades I have had to face the bashing and brick-bats of Goa’s every Chief Minister. You are just one of them and your successor may also be no different. All this only strengthens my resolve to continue my mission against corruption, nepotism and mal administration till my very last. "Satyameva Jayate".

KONKANI FILM “SIMRAN” IN KUWAIT.

 

Yet one more Konkani VCD “Simran” is on sale in Kuwait city now and as usual it is sold very cheaply. It is Nevile Pereira’s third presentation in which some of the top Konkani Stage artistes namely Annie Quadros, Diana, Cyriaco Dias, Comedians Mathew  and Supremo Humbert, Anil Pednekar, Sheikh Amir and Sucurro de St Cruz participate.

In the cover page the names and identifications are not given and  because of this it becomes difficult to identify the names of all the participants.

Evergreen and seasoned artiste Annie Quadros plays a stellar role in this film while new comedian Mathew gives an added colour to this film. Comedian Humbert plays his role well.  Anil Pednekar with his youthful and handsome looks plays his role very well along with his female partner. After a very long gap veteran actor Cyriaco Dias is seen in this film playing a very good role of which type present generation artistes cannot play and will never be able to do.

Videography  is excellent. Lot  of priests are seen acting in this film.

The theme of the film is Anti Abortion in deference to the Church Doctrine. 

It is worth watching this Film available in Kuwait city. 

A well written story and well directed film by producer Nevile Pereira.

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.

CCP COFFERS EMPTY BUT MAYOR WANTS A PLUSH NEW CAR.

 

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By Aires Rodrigues


Every paisa of the tax payer has to be judiciously and thoughtfully spent, more so when the State is currently going through difficult financial times. It is therefore outrageous and despicable that despite the coffers of the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) being empty, Mayor Surendra Furtado has had the audacity to seek for himself a new Toyota Innova at a whopping cost of Rs 14, 20,643. The reason cited for opting for a plush new car is that on health grounds the Mayor has been medically advised not to travel in his current official car, a Volkswagon Vento Sedan which is just two years old.

What a cruel joke on the people of Panaji. If the Mayor is not well, then what he needs is walking around for exercise and talking less for rest. As the Mayor has to move around only in Panaji, a Nano would suffice in troubled economic times being faced by the CCP. Worse come to worst buy an ambulance. The CCP has a hearse already.

Surendra Furtado had promised a Parivartan in Panaji. He is three months in office and has been unable to even clean up the filth at the Panaji market..

And let us hope that the four garbage trucks donated this week to the CCP by some of the city builders is not laying of the stage to facilitate the further concretization of Panaji..