SHAMELESS TARUN TEJPAL.

What a shameless man Tarun Tejpal is! I was expecting him to commit suicide the moment he was exposed to the world for molesting and raping his subordinate journalist employee.  What a dirty man is he for going after a poor subordinate girl when with his mighty financial power he could purchase females of his choice instead of going for the forbidden fruit.   

I salute the young girl who rejected and repelled his sinful approaches and then taking courage to expose her filthy boss.  By doing what he did in the Lift, he acted like a dog without taking note of that busy spot frequented by the heavy human traffic. Even at moment dogs would feel ashamed to have sex in the Lift but not this human dog Tarun Tejpal. Hidden in his human self he exposed his wild animal self.

I am sure this was not the only such incident he committed, like this he must have committed hundreds of such acts which went unnoticed and unexposed for fear of losing the jobs by the poor females. Poor women because of job must have kept their silence and he took advantage of his position and power. He should be punished heavily for performing such dirty acts in my Goa.

I don’t know why his family members are tolerating his act.  I was expecting his family to condemn this act of Tarun Tejpal and offer some consolation and sympathy to the victim girl. By not doing so they also became party to the wrong doing of Tejpal.  

According to one press report, while enslaving the poor girl in his Claws he said “this is the right way for you to keep up your job intact”. What an arrogant statement is it!  It is an insult to all the working females in India and they all should jointly condemn Tarun Tejpal for degrading their dignity. Shamelessly he on top of it later on denying committing any wrong doing when in the beginning in his email he accepted what he was accused of. 

I don’t know why the battery of lawyers are come forward to defend him as if they have no morality.  Would they agree to defend Tarun Tejpal if he had to commit the same act with their wives and daughters? Some Indian Lawyers are also become shameless doing shameful things for the sake of money.

The high profile Meet organised by Tarun Tejpal under his Tehelka was attended and addressed by some high profile personalities like Amitabh Bacchan. In view of the seriousness of this act by Tarun Tejpal I feel Amitabh Baccha must issue an statement of offering his regret for being part of that Meet and must condemn Tarun Tejpal for acting so low. Persons like Tarun Tejpal should be considered as anti-National.  Would Amitabh Bacchan remain silent if Tarun Tejpal committed that sinful act against Aishwariya Rai or Jaya Bahaduri? It is a must now for Amitabh Bacchan to condemn Tarun Tejpal and dissociate from him.

A. Veronica Fernandes, 
Kuwait.

A. VERONICA ON HUNGER STRIKE FOR KONKANI CAUSE.

                       Seen in the middle with beard is A. Veronica on Hunger Strike.

Since my coming to Kuwait for employment over three and half decades back, I organised and initiated lot of movements in Kuwait for the cause of Goa and Goans.  One of these movements was Konkani movement including Novem Goem Daily Newspaper. This was my first movement in Kuwait started in 1976 soon after my coming to Kuwait. The most important among all the movements was Novem Goem.  Among all these movements I found Novem Goem movement a very difficult to do because Konkani during those days was wrongly considered as the language of low category people by third grade uneducated Kuwait Goans.

Most of the Goans having such a low opinion of Konkani  were coming from hoi-polloi category who were either sons and daughters of Buttlers or grand sons and grand daughter or decedents of illiterate domestics. Such Goans cannot attain intellectual capacity to rise to upper level intellectually; their minds are surrounded by Kitchen mentality befitting their background.   

However, because of my dynamism, vigorous campaigning in support of Konkani thru English and Konkani media, wisdom, knowledge of the subject, sincerity for the cause and excellent character, I changed this view ingrained into the blood of most of the Kuwait Goans and I succeeded in proceeding further. 

Besides,  I with the support of my colleagues, managed to put a strong base for Konkani amongst Kuwait Goans.  This base is enough for the new generation of Goans coming to Kuwait to carry forward Konkani activities.

In my drive for the promotion of Konkani movement I received strong support of my friends, colleagues and other supporters. Recognition of Konkani by the authorities concerned was the great step that facilitated granting of separate Statehood for Goa. The contribution of Kuwait Goans in the promotion of Konkani movement was a great step in the right direction and nobody can deny this fact.  

In order to further support Konkani movement, in Eighties I went to Goa and participated in the public meetings and public Rallies organised by KPA at Panaji Goa. No doubt I was on vacation in Goa but still I took active part in this movement throughout my stay in Goa during that short period.   

While participating in these Meetings and Rallies I received Lathis also of Rane’s Policemen who were preventing us from doing our movement. Rane the then Chief Minister of Goa was a strong opponent of Konkani and if it was not for Rajiv Gandhi, Rane would never move an inch forward in support of Konkani and Statehood.

During that particular period 3 Konkani supporters conducted 5 days of Hunger Strike at Azad Maidan, Panjim.  These 3 men were Dilip Borkar, Eng. Datta Naik  and Dioniz Diniz. When I was asked by them whether I too will join them, I willingly joined them on the third day for a daylong fast.as shown in the picture above. This was my greatest moment in my life for doing Hunger Strike for the cause of Konkani. 

When the above photo appeared in the local English Daily, the next day very many Kuwaitkars vacationing in Goa came to meet me at Azad Maidan but none opted to be by my side. On the contrary a few of them put me in the fools category for doing foolish thing by coming from Kuwait.

To do these activities and participate in this movement was the great opportunity for me and while pondering over this I feel I did the right thing.

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.

   

THE MOST MEMORABLE PHOTOS IN MY LIFE. BY A. VERONICA FERNANDES.

My beloved wife Fatima on our wedding day at Kuwait City Church on 20th Sept.,1979. Most adorable woman in my life and the most intelligent woman that I came across in my life and who is responsible to make me what I am today.

                               With our daughter Aveshah on our Silver Wedding anniversary in Goa.

 On our 30th Wedding anniversary in Kuwait.

 

 On my graduation from Bombay University thru St. Xaviers College - Mapusa.

At 17, individual Athletic champion at All Goa Inter School Athletics Meet held at Anjuna - Bardez,Tembi ground where all the Goan Schools descended at Anjuna.  In this Meet I have created a new record for Goa by running fastest 100 metres in 11 seconds and thus becoming fastest runner of Goa.

Me and Fatima in a jovial mood at the dinner.

At age 15, as a youngest player, standing 4th from left, I played for the then mighty Candolim team along with my other two elder brothers - the late Jose Marie of Sesa Goa standing 2nd from left and Cheddo - Goa Police in the middle squating. Candolim Team was the winner of All Goa Inter-village soccer tournament conducted by Goa Football Association. The final was played at Duler ground Mapusa.