It is reported that the Congress party in Goa condemned the move of the BJP government to introduce censorship on tiatr. Good decision to condemn, but one must also not forget what the Congress supporters did to Late William de Curtorim a few years back when the singer rendered a solo in Candolim criticizing the local Congress leader for his anti-Goan activities in the locality.
While on his way home after finishing the tiatr along with his colleagues, a few supporters of Congress forcibly stopped the bus carrying the troupe, somewhere in Saligao and physically and mercilessly assaulted William de Curtorim in the presence of all other troupe members.
By taking law into their hands, the Congress supporters tried to suppress the freedom of speech of tiatrist William de Curtorim. Neither local Congress leader nor Luizinho Faleiro condemned this brutality thereby indicating Congress is as worse as BJP in Goa. They both are two sides of the same coin.
A. Veronica Fernandes, Candolim
Adieu Pansare
It is unfortunate to note that Comrade Govind Pansare lost his battle for life after being shot in Kolhapur. Comrade Govind Pansare was a man who rose from being a newspaper vendor and a peon to the position of an university professor.
He gave an accurate depiction of Shivaji Maharaj and participated in the Goa Liberation Movement, besides being an avid writer. It is unfortunate to see that another rationalist has lost his death after Dr. Narendra Dabholkar.
K. B. Dessai, Fatorda
