The All Goa Kannada Mahasangh (AGKM) has appealed to Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho to consider fielding a Kannadiga candidate from the Cortalim constituency, citing the sizable Kannada-speaking population in the Zuarinagar area.
AGKM president Siddhanna Meti said the organisation appreciates Minister Godinho’s openness to allowing non-Goans to contest elections but urged him to also recognise the contribution and numerical strength of the Kannada community in the region.
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Meti added that the Kannadiga population forms the majority among migrants in Zuarinagar, and therefore, the community deserves representation through a candidate from their ranks.
“We request that a member of the Kannada community be nominated to represent the demographic majority in Cortalim,” Meti stated, emphasising that such a move would ensure inclusive representation and acknowledgement of the community’s role in Goa’s social fabric.
