According to historian Toynbee, the central idea of Christianity is LOVE, that of Hinduism OBEDIENCE and of Islam JUSTICE. We see when any injustice is done on Muslims they immediately or at least slowly demand justice for them from the wrong doers.
When Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon Him) was asked “when there will be justice in this world”, came the reply within a split of a second saying “when everyone of us will gather courage to fight against the injustice committed on to others as if that injustice is committed on to us only, then only there will be justice in this world”.
Vincente D’Souza was a long timer in Kuwait and was a very dynamic Goan. He was the only Goan accredited journalist in Kuwait. He was the first Goan in Kuwait responsible to make Goan community known to the outside world thru his writings and social activities he conducted in Kuwait under his leadership. He was the founder of Kuwait Goan Association in Kuwait which in the history of Kuwait Goans was the second Goan association in Kuwait after Goan Association-Ahmadi. Later on he established another Goan association known as “Goan Arts Circle”. He was responsible to establish the Indian School – Jabriya and the Direct Flight from Kuwait to Goa Movement.
Likewise, Vincente D’Souza was responsible for the formation of Goan Welfare Society, Kuwait. Before the formation of this Society he discussed this issue with me to get my support and when we agreed that this organisation will serve the community causes especially the weaker segment of the community, he in consultation with some more prominent Goans like A.B. Fernandes called the first meeting at Kuwait Sheraton of all the like minded Goans. When it was finally formed regretfully he found no place in its executive committee but instead some of the “Chor” and “Bamtte” infiltrated into it undeservingly not to serve the community causes but to rob, rape and make show of their presence there.
Vincente D’Souza however remained as an ordinary member, so too myself and many who helped in the initial stages to form this Society. By conducting social activities this Society collected a huge fund which remained under the custody of the Society. Then came the invasion of Kuwait on 2nd August 1990 during which time everything remained dormant till the liberation of Kuwait on 26th February 1991 whence Goans started returning to Kuwait.
Suddenly one fine morning news started coming that Goan Welfare Society has been restarted by convening a meeting of few members only and without notifying all. I myself like other members was surprised and disappointed. The brain behind this according to the available information was a known “Rostad Chor” and a Rapist from Curtorim who wanted to grab the entire Society’s asset and affairs into his own hands because in our absence he would deal with others in GWS as he was dealing with kids and idiots. I call them idiots of first grade because they are selfish interested in themselves only. If they were real men and women they would have demanded an explanation from the leadership and convenor of that meet to restart the GWS why other members including founder members like me were not called for this meeting of restarting GWS? And until they got proper explanation they should not have allowed the proceedings further.
Goans with sense of justice are nil or very few in Kuwait. It looks they are following the system as it is said in one Konkani saying “Apun apleak ani Dev somestank” and also “why should I care for others?” This is the principle of idiots and such idiots are plenty among us in Kuwait and especially in GWS for this reason these idiots allowed the custody of Society’s money to the tune of about a crore of rupees into the hands of three individuals. The money of Society should be in Society’s Account because it is a public fund. To keep this huge amount of GWS into the personal account of three members is like making money to go into the hands of wrong persons who may misuse this huge fund.
It is a pity to know that none of the members of GWS is capable to put pressure on the three holders of this amount in their personal account to return the Society’s money back to Society’s account. This shows the weakness and impotence of the GWS members to fight for justice. It is not enough to work on big chairs and earn big salaries. You must have big guts and big brain to fight for justice. Keeping GWS’s money into the personal account of three individuals is an injustice which has to be fought. Here the importance of Islamic principle to fight for justice comes and unfortunately there is not a single Muslim member in GWS even to think of justice.
As a matter of interest, among Goans in Kuwait there are very few persons having the sense of justice. Even during the time of invasion of Kuwait when we organised our movement in support of Kuwait against Iraqi invasion of Kuwait overwhelming majority of the members of GWS refrained from supporting our movement and some of them were even opposing me for leading this movement thereby giving an opinion that GWS is anti-Kuwait. Kuwait is a country that gives us our livelihood and when these people do not support this country from where they earn their sustenance then how ungrateful these people are by nature? If they refuse to participate in a movement to fight for justice for Kuwait then how they will raise their voice against injustice in GWS? I am ashamed of their “Goenkarpon”. They are Worms in our community meant for feasting on dead bodies only.
Take another case of Tiatrists of Kuwait. When their “Sonvstha” was formed it was formed with the singular purpose of knocking the late Rosary Ferns out of Tiatro activities in Kuwait. This was the hidden agenda of the main initiator of this Sonvstha who was jealous of super talent in this field of Rosary. Unfortunately none in the Tiatro fraternity in Kuwait especially among the heavyweights forcefully opposed this move of keeping Rosary out and thereby raise their voice against the injustice to Rosary. When I questioned Marcus Vaz about this issue he told me in front of Rosary Ferns and his brother Fidelis Fernandes that he will be with the Sonvstha and not with Rosary.
Only Querobina Carvalho according to my information showed her opposition to keep Rosary out of this Sonvstha. It is said in Bible “Sword beget sword. Those who fight with sword will die with sword only”. What is the fate of the initiator of this Sonvstha? I am not happy of what he is now “sonstha”. It is the will of God because it is said that “Devachea marank avaz na”. Punishment for wrong doer surely comes even if it is lame footed as stated by Robert Stevenson in his masterpiece Dr. Jackeyl and Mr. Hyde.
The idiots who follow the principle of “Makam kiteak poddlam?” are also in the Gulf Goans Organisation in Goa. In this organisation there are Kuwaitkars in core segment of it. Some of them were based in Kuwait while others in Goa. All the Kuwait based and especially the two who are still rotting in Kuwait now are so idiots and stupid that when their turn came to raise their voice against injustice done to me as one of their colleagues they hid themselves under the petticoat of their concubines instead of demanding justice for their colleague. One of them a widower whom I promoted in Goan community in even to the extent of writing public speeches for him (because he is a first class “NAL” inspite of holding a big post) is such a shameless ungrateful pimp from Nagoa that he not even is ashamed to hello me. In the open forum in Panjim recently I called him and others as Idiots - Chor & Rostad because they don’t know to fight for justice but expect justice from me when injustice is done to them. According to them I should keep my silence inspite of injustice done to me and when I revolt I am bad?
Such unjust persons know their mothers only but not their fathers. Even though they are regular Church goers yet they do not know to raise their voice against injustice which is also a part of Christianity. Their “Christaoponn” is a joke to fool the people. For the Nagoa Pimp I devoted one full Chapter in my autobiography to make known especially for his children and grandchildren how cunning their Papa and Grandpapa was in Kuwait who is on record to purchase prominence in public life especially is soccer arena. It was me who brought this rascal into limelight thru soccer activities otherwise as the most hated Goan in Kuwait he was hiding from open society. They grudge my opposition to their ill deeds but when their turn comes to stand by me when injustice is done to me, they desert me. Why should I care for such rascals?
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
