TIATRISTS FELICITATED ICLUDING JERRY CAL.

   Yesterday, 19.05.17 at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panjim, at 4.15 pm,  I attended the felicitation function for Tiatrists for their enormous contribution in the promotion of this art.  Total number of artistes felicitated were 34, two of them Priests, namely Fr. Neville and Fr. E. Pereira all from the North Goa. Earlier it was given to understand that this felicitation was in appreciation of their life long contribution in the promotion of Tiatros. 

A section of attendees

     In fact,  earlier, the beginning was not done properly because according to my information, any Ladru-Pedru type of person was entrusted with the task of  selecting from their localities the Tiatrists for giving them the felicitation.  Being the class of Ladru-Pedru, these selectors in some cases indicated their bias towards the deserving Tiatrists who were not included in the earlier list. They were later on included for the felicitation. I must say that the main organizing body like Ladru-Pedru should not entrust the task of selecting the Tiatrists to any incompetent person especially from North side where there is too much of jealousy among the immature tin pot Tiatrists. 

Michael Lobo

     This year Tiatro completes 125 years of its existence and to mark this occasion, “125^th Anniversary of Tiatro Celebrations Committee” celebrates this anniversary with this felicitation that was started in October last year and will end in this October.  The celebrations will last for one full year with different activities in addition to this felicitation.  Money is available in plenty because Goa government has doled one crore of rupees to have the celebrations.

VIP's

      It would be nice on the part of the organizers of this celebrations to create a fund for those Tiatrists who may genuinely be in need of money either for sickness or for their survival.  I am sure people are aware of the great Tiatrist of yesteryears Saib Rocha who inspite of contributing tremendously for the development of Tiatros, was dumped into Old Age House where he died a very pitiable death. 

Jerry Call escorted to the stage

     Likewise, many of our yesteryears Tiatrists have died a very miserable death due to financial scarcity.  Hence, it is imperative to create a fund for the needy Tiatrists from the One Crore Rupees doled by the Government. By the way, will it not be nice on the part of the organizers to regularly disclose the expenditure done for every activity so that people can  see the transparency of the expenditure? After all it is the pople’s money, i.e. One Crore of Rupees  that was given to celebrate this occasion.

Jerry Call in the centre

    It would have been nice if Cold Drinks – snacks – Tea – water - was served for the attendees during the yesterday’s function.  The organizers could have spent a few hundred for this purpose especially when the money is available. 

Jerry Cal receiving a Shawl

    The Guest of honour for this function Bai Platilda a well-known Tiatrist of yesteryears deserves highest compliments for delivering an excellent speech where she candidly disclosed the greatness of those elder Tiatrists who contributed their intelligence for the promotion of Tiatro but without much financial benefit.  

Jerry Cal receiving Memento

     The Chief Guest Michel Lobo, MLA of Calangute Constituency and the Depty. Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly in his speech indicated his love and affection for Tiatro, Tiatrists and Konkani. He was very open for his love for Konkani.  It is my request to him now to help upgrade and support the cause of Romi Konkani which was robbed by the Nagrivadis with the support of few disgracefuls Romivadis from the KPA circle.  I am sure Michael Lobo with his strong pulls at official level will be able to support Romi Script Konkani to get its due recognition.

Jerry Cal

  The movement for Konkani recognition was spearheaded and supported by the overwhelming majority by the Romivadis but in the end the cunning Nagrivadis true to their genuine nature selfishly included Nagri script only in the official document.  We the Romivadis generated funds for Konkani cause, our Romivadis only suffered the martyrdom for the cause of Konkani among whom there was not a single Bhembro – Mauzo – Shivdas – Pundalik etc. We the romivadis worked so much for the cause of Konkani and fruits of our hard work was enjoyed by the cunning Nagrivadis.  I think we must treat them as enemies of Konkani. They had no marbles to raise funds for KPA movement, it was we the Kuwaitkars who supported them to run the KPA movement but they even fooled us. They should be treated as living Judases and let the posterity know this fact.

Calangutcar

      When the Chief guest comes for any function, he must maintain some discipline as far as his dress code is concerned. Wearing a bush shirt for a majestic function is lowering the dignity of the function. Certain decorum should be maintained in dress code that magnify the quality of the function especially by the important persons for the important functions.   

Tomazinho Cardoso receiving honours

Fr. Neville

A.Veroniica Fernandes.

PANCHAYAT ELECTION AND OUR CANDIDATES.

As per the available information, Michael Lobo (MLA) during his speech at Sinquerim on 16^th of this month,  for the inauguration of children Park, said that he will work to appoint an enquiry commission  to investigate the disproportionate asset accumulated by some politicians and strongly reprimanded some elected Panchayat members who behave like Maharajas and Hitlers in Calangute.  Some of these politicians are even known to give ill-treatment to the locals when they come to the Panchayat office for any official work, said Mr. Lobo. Michael Lobo with his humble background is, inspite of reaching to such a high level, still the same having not lost his  originality. His simplicity and accessibility even to his opponents has helped him to win the second term.

It is my request to Mr. Lobo to apply this enquiry commission jurisdiction also to other villages including mine too where Ladr-Pedru type of people are owning chain of Hotels  and fleet of posh cars. We want to know from where they acquired the money to accumulate this fat asset.  Till yesterday these people had no proper Cycle nor a decent house but by joining politics first at Panchayat level and later  on  at upper level they acquired illicit wealth beyond their imagination and this wealth makes them act like Maharajas  and arrogant.

In my locality at least 2 “Ponch” Panch members are clearly indicating their wealthy assets by showing their hotel/restaurant and other things they acquired thru the illicit wealth they collected. They already got the taste of making money thru illicit means.  For this reason one of them is desperately trying to get a slot for him to contest the election outside of his Ward because his ward is gone into reserved ward.  The voters when they find such rogues contesting the election in your ward, please kick them out because they are outsiders in your ward.  Do not vote an outsider because these people are like Ghattis who are interested only in their wellbeing.

Ths is the only opportunity for the pople to show their anger on these Panchas who are rogues and acting like Hitlers.  Such Hitlers we must send to the Gas Chambers otherwise they will send us to the Gas Chambers if we allow them to win the coming election.

A.Veronica Fernandes.

COMING PANCHAYAT ELECTION.

Exactly a month is left for the next Panchayat Elections in Goa, the official date fixed is 11^th June 2017. What type of people we will elect this time? From the past record, most of the elected Panchayat members are proved to be crooks and corrupt thru which they amassed huge wealth.  It is a first step for the elected member that teaches him how to rob public and how to become corrupt. For this reason the Panchayati member becomes proud and arrogant since he acquires easy wealth by taking bribe from the public thru the selling of services which otherwise is FREE.

The system works like this as told to me by one of our Panchas.  When any one wants to construct something either a house or a big building, that person comes to the Panchayat for Licence which is otherwise free of charge but the Panchayat leader tells that builder to pay them x amount as bribe.  This amount then the Panchayat members distribute among themselves, the highest share goes to the Sarpanch.  For this reason the local Sarpanches are become fast lakhpoti.  To ask for the bribe they are  not even ashamed, they are shameless people and on top of it they go regularly to worship God in their Churches and Temples to pretend to be saintly creatures. They are a disgrace on their religions.

Because of this easy money making methods, they love this place and don’t want to retire from the local politics. They are the most cruel butchers having no soft feelings for the locals who cannot afford to pay the bribe not in thousands only but sometimes in lakhs. Now to contest the next election there will be a rush of all the Chor Bastards.  In my locality there is a man Mr. X who has acquired lot of wealth including Bungalows and Hotel/Restaurant without working anywhere but by demanding bribes from the public. He is known as the most corrupt non-Goan holding public office but he is very good in dealing with the people thru very friendly diplomacy.  In his Ward Y where he contests the election regularly, this time there is no place for him because his Ward this time is reserved for the Females.    Hence he moves to some other Ward Z where he is a stranger.  He does not mind undergoing any sacrifices but by all means he wants to get elected because there is lot of easy money flow involved without doing any work.

This time in my Ward whoever contests the election he must first declare openly his asset and wealth and how he acquired the same.  We have two most corrupt Panchayat members – one is a Khapri who thinks he is somebody an extraordinary man and the other is a non-Goan, diplomatically cunning.  Likewise, in every village in Goa people must grill the election contestants. We must know that their character is good and then only we must cast our votes.  I have a list of Builders who showed the names and amount they paid as Bribes to the local Panchayat.  At an appropriate time I will disclose it to the public.   

 A.Veronica Fernandes.