Chris Fernandes
After the “natural death” of Bismarque Dias, all spirited opposition to our government’s filthy and overt shenanigans seemed to have hit a brick wall; Mr Shetye has revived my hopes that my beloved Mother Goem is not completely without upright sons. The Herald’s Sunday special on this brave man brought tears of joy to my eyes, following those of utter shame at being Indian and Goan after reading the headlines about the dead children in UP and the edit spewing the way the northern coastal belt of Goa has sworn allegiance to Satanic ways.
The bigwigs quoted were vociferous, condemning the righteous deeds carried out by this warrior, listing his works as, get this: criminal! Citing his numerous leaves when Goa has had “founding fathers” who have been on permanent sabbatical for decades and yet usurp ungodly amounts of benefits from every law abiding citizen from this great state. The
Goa as we know and love her is headed for a swift and theatrical end with traitors like our ministers at the helm and comfort-addicted citizens who don’t give a damn about their own future generations. Aires Rodrigues, Dr. Oscar Rebello, Sabina Martins, Fr. Eremito Rebello: Goa needs you and similar minded SECULAR forces to take up arms; to manage this treasure chest with the famed no-nonsense ‘caido’ of Portuguese times, the much needed diligence and integrity of Catholic educators, and the love that only proud children of this twice-blessed soil can manage.
The Trojan horse is already inside, with anti-Goan arsonists shamelessly hanging on its tail. Goans need to jump on this grenade and put the fear of righteousness back in the blackened hearts of our oppressors. Might I suggest (in figurative terms, of course) spilling scalding tea in the laps of candidates that walk into your homes asking for your vote?
It is time to spread the inimitable fragrance of Goa throughout India, instead of becoming tainted with the moral shortcomings that are characteristic to the people of the state our PM hails from; whose greedy tentacles have already dealt a death blow to Breathless Delhi and left Stinky Mumbai in a permanent pile of its own refuse.
