Condolence on Sheikh Saad death.

Condolence on Sheikh Saad death.

I, A. Veronica Fernandes, initiator and founder of GOA-KUWAIT SOLIDARITY CENTER, on behalf of our organisation, on behalf of my colleagues, associates, supporters and well wishers, extend my deepest sysmphaties to His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait, His Highness the Prime Minister of Kuwait and to the Al - Sabah family, the citizens and residents of Kuwait, on the passing away of His Highness The Father Amir SHEIKH SAAD AL-ABDULLA AL-SALEM AL-SABAH, on Tuesday13th of this month - yesterday.

Sheikh Saad as we know him was a great lover of Goan community. Immediately in 1978 when he was appointed as Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Kuwait I saw him from close angle while he was walking freely at Fahad Al Salem Street - Kuwait City, hallowing and wishing everyone whom he was seeing passing by him. He was walking without armed bodyguards which made him more accessible to anyone especially to the expatriates. This shows his simplicity. A born simple man he always had a broad smile on his face.

During the invasion of Kuwait, he spent hectic days and months moving from one place to another and one country to another to garner support for the liberation of his county from the invasion of Iraq.

During the invasion of Kuwait, under GOA-KUWAIT SOLIDARITY CENTER we organised a big movement in Goa to highlight the plight of Kuwait and to demand liberation for Kuwait. In this process we organised public rallies and public meetings in Goa to air our views and to force the Government of India to support the liberation of Kuwait. All the press cuttings and Videos of our movement were sent to the Government of Kuwait in exile stationed at Taif in Saudi Arabia, thru Kuwait's Ambassador in Delhi. Along with his cabinet colleagues and others when Sheikh Saad saw our Videos and read our press cuttings he was deeply impressed by our love, affection and gratitude we Goans showed during that particular time to Kuwait from where we earn our sustenance. It is not only he but also all other Kuwaiti VIP's and other citizens showed their appreciation to Goans for standing by Kuwait during the critical time of Kuwait. Goans have created a special niche into the heart of Sheikh Saad and the Kuwait Government.

I never personally met Sheikh Saad but after going through all the Videos and press cuttings he was deeply impressed by my wisdom and courage to organise such a mighty movement in Goa inspite of himalayan opposition from the supporters of Saddam Hussein. He was keenly following all the activities we were doing in Goa in support of the liberation of Kuwait and after the liberation of Kuwait he was also following our activities in Kuwait especially our meetings at Plaza Hotel on 26th of every February to raise our voice in support of the freedom of Kuwait's POW's (Prisoners of War). To make our voice more forceful and more audible, I on behalf of G-KSC even went to Delhi and met all the top world leaders stationed at Delhi asking them to work for the speedy release of Kuwait's POW's.

In his death we lost a great admirer and lover of our Goan community and Goa Kuwait Solidarity Center. May his soul rest in peace.

A. Veronica Fernandes,
CONVENOR - GOA-KUWAIT SOLIDARITY CENTER,
Kuwait.

Re: Disgraceful Goan!

To THE EDITOR KRANTI

From:
John Gonsalves johngonsalvess@yahoo.com
Salmiya
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The blog of one Alrdrin in your esteemed portal prompted me to react in a decisive manner for the piece of the very person smacks of bigotry and is a clear attempt at character assassination.

In his rather frivolous and verbose blog, Alrdin makes wild incuplations against Mr Santana who stirred the hornet’s nest by calling a spade a spade. Mr Santana is on the nose when he says the NRI award was given to doctor Chodankar who has become a cannon fodder for bloggers.

I earnestly request my brother A. Veronica Fernandes to keep this much debated topic alive by blogging with the same frequency as the CITY BUS.

For your information Aldrin, it is not the LOBE SYNDROME that has been haunting the nefarious DOTOR but it is rather the UROLOGY SYNDROME that has thrust the YELLOW FLUID CANTAM at the center of dispute. Don’t’ take a VACULA at the first opportunity but seize total control before you take a canola, ALDRIN.

I hope my jargon will cut mustard with you. Blogging is not your Cuppa, boy. Now that your fingers are burnt…hope you will not venture into the misty horizon.

Doctor Chodankar may have been born in Kuwait but that does not automatically qualify him for the NRI award. Going by that yardstick, even I should have bagged the NRI Award as I was and born and brought in this crade-to-grave welfare country. The DOTOR has not moved a finger in the interest of his community.

And as per the article written by Gasper Crasto in the defense of the DOTOR, the latter has conducted medical camps…so what is so great about it? As a DOTOR he is duty-bound to organize these camps in the welfare of the expat community.

As per the article, the DOTOR studied medicine in Belgaum. We know who all go to Belgaum and Dharwad to study medicine. I vividly remember that one of my classmates in 12th standard got a second class in the science stream and he happens to be the son of a well-known surgeon in Goa.

His father immediately had him enrolled in a medical college by paying a whopping 14 lakhs donation and soon a FATOR turned into a DOTOR.

No body would have cast any aspersions on the DOTOR’s award had he offered one of his kidneys to his Goan brother or sister. Then the award would have been justified.

Incidentally, the NRI Commissioner has made an absolute joshing of the awards by honoring this DOTOR, who managed to get the award on ethnic lines for the Assistant to NRI Commissioner is a Hindu himself called KAMAT. Consequently, there is substance in the statement of Santana that religion played a pivotal role as far as the awards were concerned.

Mr Aldrin, I would like to ask you a question. What has Club 9 done in the welfare of the Goan community in Kuwait? Your club may be doing charitable activities back home.

But what about the downtrodden people here? There are tens of maids awaiting to be sent home…Is it not the duty of your club members to go and visit them and if possible render financial assistance? Do I have to remind you of the good ole adage: CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.

If dotor is the real son of his father, then he will return the award for he has become a subject of ridicule among the community along with the other two good-for-nothing awardees.

It is believed that one of the victims of Wilson Coelho, who asked sexual favour, is presently in Kuwait and is going to soon issue a statement to Kranti.

It is such a shame that this BAMON from Curtorim openly brags about his so-called achievements and takes credit for the introduction of flights to Goa. There is trouble brewing for the womanizer within GWS simply because some members are peeved at his nosy attitude. THANKS TO KRANTI THE BAMON WAS UNMASKED IN A ROYAL FASHION…JUST LIKE THE SILLAS OF WELLINGTON.

In actuality, the GWS is resting on the strong shoulder of Rabidandra Pimenta and others whose hard work is being suppressed by this womanizer.

This does not mean I have not harped on Carmo Santos. He was recently overheard telling his comrade that he wished the award was not given to him because he is sick and tired of the controversy engulfing him.

>John Gonsalves

On Adeus to Saby.

The Editor,
Goa Kranti.

I liked the below mentioned article wrote by A. Veronica Fernandes on Adeus to Saby. It is very good on the part of A. Veronica to highlight such issues especially of those Goans who worked for Konkani and Tiatro. I dont know Saby personally but yet I still feel that somebody in Kuwait should have helped him in retaining his services. Where have all the tiatrists and tiatr promoters gone? Could none of them help Saby to get a substitute job and residence permit? I thought Kuwait Goans are capable people to help the rejected people but now I realise they are not. Thanks to Hilton who came to the rescue of Saby in giving him a job at least in Goa. This should be a very good lesson for all who help tiatrists in their money making business. Tiatrists are the most ungrateful people in our community. They used Saby for their benefit and finally left him unhelped.

A. Veronica in this article beautifully describes the historical happenings in Goa in fifties. I am sure many Goans will come to know the real history of Goa during that particular period and how Goans suffered while going to Bombay and returning too. A. Veronica is a historian and history genius. His knowledge on Goan history is too deep and hence he deserved highest praises as none in the Gulf. I am a keen reader of Kranti and I find through his writings Kranti is the best website among all the websites created by Goans.

Well done A. Veronica. Keep up the good work and do not care for your adversaries who are fit for nothing but only to bark like dogs. Let them bark but you go on writing good articles. People are waiting to read you more and more on Kranti. Please also highlight on more Sabys in Kuwait. You only can bring them into limelight.

Thanks.
Jerry Fernandes.


ADEUS KUWAIT.