FOR ARROGANT CONGRESS CANDIDATES.

“Once beaten, twice shy”, goes the saying and based on this the Congress Party in Goa  decided to expel former party rebels recently so that there will be no more problems from these rebels who shamelessly leave the party and return back like Pimps. This expulsion was expected a long time back but better late than never.  Luizinho Faleiro the party chief deserved compliments for taking such a bold decision.  At least now he indicated his toughness.

It is not enough to expel the party rebels to brighten the hopes of the party for the next election; Congress party under Luizinho Faleiro must also be bold enough to take another bold decision to deny the defeated candidates tickets for the next election.  It is these candidates who spoiled the chances of Congress Party to regain the power.  All the defeated Congress candidates  lost the last election because of their very bad records as MLS’s and ministers in which capacities they acted as Maharajas, as Hitlers and as looters.  Most of them acted like “Dadas” and revengeful monsters against their opponents in their respective constituencies. The weight of the sins of some of them was so heavy that they will have no guts to show their faces again to the voters.  Even by chance they approach the people for votes, I am sure many of the voters will spit on their faces.

See the way some of the defeated Congressmen are living, most of them are still living the life of Maharajas with 5 Star facilities and by owning the foreign brand cars costing crores of rupees.  See the way some of them are spending for expensive sex and after their concubines of different variety.  From where they amassed such a huge wealth?  What were their remunerations as MLA’s and Ministers to acquire such a gigantic financial power?  It is surely by looting the public.  When they live the life of such fantastic luxuries like Maharajas, how they will identify themselves with the common people?  And yet they harp on Congress socialism. 

 

Our defeated Congressman says that he is also a commoner but in reality he failed to identify himself with common folks.  How he can identify himself with the common people when he is moving in his car costing over a crore of rupees?  When he owns Hotels and properties worth crores of rupees, how he can identify himself with the common people?  Common people are not roaming in expensive cars and they are not owning Hotels and properties.   

For allotting the party tickets, Luizinho Faleiro must declare openly the source of the wealth of every Congress candidate.  And while doing this Faleiro must first declare his source because “charity begins at home”.

Finally Congress party in Goa must openly declare its intention on VIP culture.  Will it follow the VIP culture if it wins the election?  If Congress Party wants to win the next election, then it must surrender the VIP culture it has inherited from the Britishers. None of the Congress Ministers must stay at Altinho in Panjim like a Maharaja, every Congresmen must lead a simple life as a commoner. Simultaneously, Luizinho Faleiro must declare whether the elected members of Congress party either MLA’s or Ministers will act like Hitlers with the common men or as humble public servants.

I hope Luizinho Faleiro as a party chief will declare the party intention on this.

 A.    Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

NEW TIATRO "UNDIR MOGAN PODLA".

TIATRO "UNDIR MOGAN PODLA" BY ROSEFERNS

 

                                                 Olga singing her wonderful solo
                            

Roseferns, one of the heavyweight directors of Konkani Stage,  on Sunday, 5^th of July 2015, staged the first show of his new Tiatro “UNDIR MOGAN PODLA” at Mapusa, starting at 10.30 AM and ending at 2.00 PM.  This was Roseferns 83^rd production and it was well enacted by all the artistes and well scripted as well as well directed by Roseferns who is also called “The King of Centuries & The King of Parables”.  Roseferns currently is a name and fame and since this is the case the Hall was packed to capacity for this Show. 

Xavier - Lawry - Marcos singing their trio 

 

The story was based on the current Goan politics where the title is used figuratively to indicate a Non-Goan Migrant (Undir) who by bribing and by befriending the local cheap and third class Goan politicians,  climbs the ladder of Goan politics till he contests the local Assembly election.  For  the rest one will have to see the Tiatro personally as I desist from giving the full story here since it is going to be staged all over Goa.  But I feel more and more Goans must see this Tiatro that creates an awakening in right direction for the next election.

Roma-Antonette-Olga singing their trio

One thing I can rightly say that thru this Tiatro Roseferns has given a timely warning to Goans to be careful in the coming election since the current political parties and mainly the ruling party, have failed Goa and Goans.  The story is highly political in nature based on current politics in Goa where the Government has taken U turn for all the pre-poll promises.  I think among all the political Tiatros of this season, this Tiatro is the best.

Roma & Tari in one of the scenes

The role played by Anil Pednecar as Migrant was excellent, it was a very good character role he played and I don’t think any other artiste could play such a role with such perfection.  Tari deserves highest compliments for playing a perfect role of a Police Officer first and later on as a politician. I can easily equate him with some of the best of yesteryears.  Antonette de Maina also played her role well opposite to Rosario de Benaulim as his wife but she excelled in the later part while doing her role of a mentally affected wife.  In this role her each and every move was meticulously enacted.  Roma played her role of a blind woman very appropriately.  Rosario de Benaulim did his role of a MLA as per the current required norms.  Though small the role of a priest played by the director was excellent.

Lawry Travasso singing his solo

 

Though comedy failed to infuse the thrills in the hall yet Selvy and his partners did their normal best.  During the last two comedy scenes, it looked drab affair without much life.  However, to the credit of the director and of comedians, there was no vulgarity, neither in words nor in action. In view of this everything and everyone on the Stage looked decent and civilised.  Kudos to the director.

Antonette & Selvy sing their duet

 

In the Side Show songs, everything went on very well as almost all the songs were very good whether solos or duos or duets or trios. Among all the singers, the beauty of Konkani Stage Olga stole the whole show by rendering a beautiful solo based on current Goan politics and politicians.  She carries the credit for being the first female to sing such highly political songs.  She even outpaced her male counterparts in this area.  She got innumerable encores even to the extent of forcing the director to stop the play and to allow her to sing as per the last encore.  When she was singing the whole Hall in unison was vibrating with clapping and whistling.  Such encores never before I saw for any female artiste except for M. Boyer who incidentally falls into male category.  Precisely because of this she was honoured on the stage with a Memento. Her duet with her husband Anil was very good also.  Just like her looks her dress code too was very attractive for this duet.

Olga & Anil singing their duet

 

The other songs that deserve especial mention were the solos of Lawry Travasso, Marcos Vaz and Xavier Gomes; Duet of Selvy with Antonette de Maina; Trios of Xavier-Marcos Vaz-Lawry Travasso and Roma-Antonette de Maina-Olga.

 

Roseferns seen at extreme left

 

Well done Bab Roseferns and your troupe.

 

Olga seen honoured

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

 

INDIA ROBBED MY GOA AND PORTUGAL CHEATED GOANS.

By reading my last article on this topic, I am sure the readers have realized what betrayal India committed against Goa by forcibly snatching Goa from us and converting it into a Bharati property.  And worst part of this whole episode was, while signing the treaty of officially surrendering Goa to India, an unelected representative of Portugal Mario Soares in his capacity as Foreign Minister of Portugal sitting in the cosy premises in Delhi in 1974 officially handed Goa over to Portugal as if Goa is a small piece of commodity.  Mario Soares did not even consult the Goans to take their views into consideration, as Portugal did in Macao before surrendering it to China.  Mario Soares did the whole exercise of surrendering Goa officially to India as if Goa was his father’s property.  In this surrendering treaty there was total cheating by Portugal and total betrayal of Goans by the Portuguese government of that time.

In view of this, I feel the current government of Portugal should be made aware of the blunder Portugal did in 1974 for Goa and Goans.  In this direction, the Goa lover Goans settled in Portugal must join together and submit a memorandum to Portuguese government in Lisbon detailing our agony over what wrong Portugal did to Goa and Goans with regards to 1974 treaty and thereby ask the Portuguese government to use its good offices with India to amend the said treaty to give more rights to Goans in Goa.  Portugal is maintaining good relationship with India and hence Portugal can do something for Goans in Goa to protect their rights.  Under Indian sovereignty, India is swallowing Goa.  Under India, indigenous Goans are getting into extinction.  Under Indian supremacy, Goa is getting degoanised thereby losing its culture and tradition.  Under India, Goa is losing its Goan soul.

There are many Goans settled in Portugal and they have great love for their beloved Goa. Very shortly the election in Portugal will be held and the new president will be elected and most probably the candidate for the presidency will be a Goan origin Portuguese from Margao.  These Goans must make this as one of the election issues to put pressure on the next president to think again of Goa and the woes Goans  face under India because Portugal gave Goa to India on silver platter.

Likewise, Goa lover Goans spread in other parts of the globe however small in number they may be, must submit a memorandum to Portuguese government thru the Portuguese Embassies in their respective countries. 

In Goa there is a big number of Goans who think in a similar manner and they must submit a memorandum to Portuguese Consulate in Panjim to convey their grievances to Portuguese government in Lisbon.  In this way we must keep our issue alive and moving before it is totally forgotten.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.