SWINDON: This is a day that brings all the Goans together in their thousands as they visit the venue where the famous Swindon Goa day is celebrated, with grandeur and pomp. Goans from other European countries,especially from Paris (France), Portugal etc come all the way to have fun that day in Swindon.
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| GSA President Jacinto explaining Goans why Goa Day was Cancelled |
But this year is a very sad day as the Goa day was cancelled by the Swindon Borough Council with a last minute notice to the committee members of GSA who were the organisers of the event.
But the main reason for the cancellation of the event is one single email from a fellow Goan who recently had declared himself as the leader of Goan Community in Swindon, in which it is claimed that he is the legal authority of the GSA with a request to the Swindon Borough Council to stop the event as he had not given any permission to the current organisers to organise the event.
The man is none other than Mr. Santana Souza, a native of Goa Velha in Goa, who by force is trying to hold on to the reins of GSA. The current committee which was lawfully elected in October 2010 consists of President: Mr. Jacinto Sousa, Vice President: Ms Sheela D’Costa, Chairman: Mr Anthony Fernandes, General Secretary: Mr Hilario Do Rego and Treasurer: Mr. Nascito Francisco Fernandes.
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| Mr Abel Nunes clarifiying his stand to the Goans over his name featuring in the email of Santana |
However inspite of the new committee in active role, Mr Santana claims that he and his ex-co-committee members are the legal Committee and not the current committee.
According to the current president of GSA Mr Jacinto who spoke to Niz Goenkar, Mr. Santana is not ready to step down even as he has been asked by the members. He continues to defy the new committee and that is what he showed by creating a rift among the Goans and causing the cancellation of the yearly Goa Day.
Mr Jacinto further stated that they had initiated the legal procedures for the event and obtained the necessary licence from the Borough Council of Swindon. On 6th June 2011, the Borough Council had issued a licence to the committee consisting of Mr. Jacinto and others mentioned above. Preparations for the event were in full swing. Stalls were allotted to the Goans who setup food items etc every year. Those who had booked the stalls prepared themselves spending lot of money to get the items ready for the event.
On 13th of July the Borough Council summoned Mr. Jacinto and his co-committee members for discussions about the event and to ensure that the rules and regulations have been followed.
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| GSA Vice President Ms Sheila D'Costa next to her the child artist Chloe in purple. |
On 14th they were again summoned for a chat with the fire security officer and were given the safety details list. They were briefed about the noise pollution etc.
However on 15th i.e. just one day before the all set event, the council called them in again and told them that the event has to be cancelled as all the procedures were not done in accordance with the rules and regulations, they were asked to sign the event cancellation letter. All the pleadings went deaf.
However the Borough Council asked them to organise the event at a later date about four weeks from now. They also promised to help them do the legal procedures and to provide them a fresh licence.
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| Goans gathered to find a solution |
This morning Mr. Jacinto received a letter by post which turned to be a copy of an email by Mr. Santana Souza , addressed to Mr. James Holland stating that he is the authority of the GSA along with Mr. Abel Nunes, Floriano D’SA and Mr. Miguel da Cunha. At the ending part of the email Mr. Santana has mentioned ‘As the president of GSA I DON’T AUTHORISE the event to go ahead on the 16th July without them completing ALL THE FOMALITIES.’ (FOMALITIES is as spelled in the email) This email brought to light that Mr. Santana was instrumental in the great event being cancelled.
The organisers and the stall takers are the ones that suffered the greater loss at the cost of this selfish man Santana Souza said one Goan in the crowd, at the County Ground where Goans gathered today to find a solution and the cause behind the cancellation of the Goa day.
Niz Goenkar interviewed Mr. Abel Nunes the ex-Secretary of the so called committee run by Mr. Santana, who had this to say:
NG: What do you say on this Mr Abel
ABEL: I have no objection for the Goa day whatsoever and I have done nothing to stop the event.
NG: What do you say on this Mr Abel
ABEL: I have no objection for the Goa day whatsoever and I have done nothing to stop the event.
NG: Mr. Abel, your name features on this email, whereby it shows that you are involved in the cancellation of the Goa day. Is that correct?
ABEL: No I do not know anything about the email and I am not involved in this at all.
NG: Then how come your name features on the email by Santana? Can you shed some light on it?
ABEL: This has been done without my permission. I was not even consulted on this by Santana.
NG: So you say that this is done without your knowledge?
ABEL: Absolutely I am not aware of any such thing. Mr. Santana has not even consulted me.
NG: Who do you think that your name appearing on the email of Santan?
ABEL: I was very very angry as I have nothing to do with it. I did not even know about this.
NG: Thank you Mr. Abel.
We interviewed two little children of age 6 and 8 about the cancellation of Goa day. Little Miss Chloe and Little Master Valanko the two little children who had practiced hard some dances to be performed were totally dejected and heartbroken. When asked by NG how she felt about the cancellation of Goa day, Chloe said that she was upset. We felt that she was gloomy with sadness. She said that she had practiced a lot and was to perform some dances with Valanko. NG then asked master Valanko his feelings; he said he is very sad that he could not perform due to the sudden suspension of the event. We felt the boy too was very gloomy. All this was caused by just one person who tried to and tries to portray himself as the leader of the Goans when he is not.
Below is the copy of the email of Santana which was received through post by the president of GSA Mr. Jacinto Sousa.
A meeting has been called of all the Goans in Swindon on 23rd July 2011, Saturday at 11 AM to deal with the problem and to have a fresh go for organising the GOA DAY at a later day.
The copy of the email of Santana
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WHAT ARE YOUR CREDENTIALS ? PRESUME U R A CELESTIAL GENIUS POKING YOUR SHABBY NOSE EVERYWHERE." NINCOMPOOP" BETTER PLAY WITH YOUR OWN TAIL AND BE CONTENT.
PLEASE.my friend you look like putting petrol on fire .very angry comments comming on this site with fake ID . spoillig familly peace. please try to bring some peace with GSA if you can .you and this site are giving chance to create more problem by comments to any one on anybody ,any comments with hidding real face .at the movement GSA in big mess so i think you should stay back. STOP showing GSA mess to all over the WORLD. my request is with you because you are GOANS .if you earning by doing this then RESPECT is more importants than money.
I saw Andrew Pegado selling Chourisam and pao near the Goa Velha Tinto. He put up a roadside stall called "Fernandes' Xacuti Special"
Here is a man barking out who don't know the difference between "want and won"t, then message and massage". What credentials? Santan, let me know who typed those sentences for you? Be frank in your reveleation.
Dear Goans,
Once again I request you people not to use the families into this picture or debate, until and unless they are directly involved. I also request you all not to attack one village unnecessarily. All the people of Goa Velha are not involved in this mess so do not accuse all the people of Goa Velha. People from all over Goa are members of this GSA.
So kindly refrain from attacking anybody and anyone just because of a few people from the village are involved. It is very hurting for the innocent ones to bear the brunt for no fault of theirs.
Finally I request all Goans to UNITE and not stand DIVIDED. Let us sit and think for ourselves and get together hand in hand as brothers and sisters of Goa.
If we do not UNITE now and keep on squabbling over issues then I am afraid after some years there will not be GOANS anymore.
What has happened has happened. Let the bygone be bygone and let us from now on strive for a better future in organising events etc in a very professional way.
- Editor Niz Goenkar
To Santanasouza15:
It is amazing how your English literacy ...reading & writing has improved in a few hours or virtually overnight.That is miraculous.
However , I must tell you that "borrowed feathers never shine"
Perhaps someone here ,will translate this into Konkani or even perhaps Marathi, for your better understanding.
I am unable to play with my own tail for contentment, as I do not have one.God has not bestowed me with this "Body Part".
It is you , who is under the scanner here , not me.It is your disgusting behaviour, to your fellow Goans that is in the limelight.
The discussion on this forum is not about me.It is about your incompetencies and inability to run an organisation (GSA)honestly.
I have not harmed any Goans or their enjoyment by my actions.
I have not borrowed money from any Goan, to fund a gabling addiction.I did not email Swindon Borough Council to play havoc with other Organisers (Democratically elected) to caues confusion.
It is not me that has inconvinienced and spoilt the fun & enjoyment of many Goans, especially the children, of Goa Day, who prepared so hard to play their part to make it successful.
If you are a decent & honourable person, you would,by now, have apologised to all Goans for you stupidity.
Instead you are "beating around the bush " with lame excuses.
Finally , my credentials (since you asked) are to ensure Rogues & theives like you, are put in their rightful place.
I look forward to a coment from you,written by your assistant
Santan knows better english then you n.fernandes-london... just a few typing mistakes doesn't mean he can not speak english ... he was in a rush to work and had to type that in a hurry so get your facts right then talk.. don't blab n e rubbish because you hardly know n e thing!!
Why? Your Brother and the raja running short of replies?
A.shole cant speak Konkani properly from where has he picked this english overnight?
What nonsense are you talking goan10. You mean to say he was in a hurry to destroy the happiness of the Goans and spoil the function? It was a miracle that email landed in the hands of Jacint otherwise no one would have known that your High English speaker Santan was behind the "chukleo" making and getting the function stopped at the nick of time.
N. Fernandes talks very good English and is highly educated not like you or your santan. N. Fernandes is an intellectual who knows what is right and wrong.
It appears to me that you are a chomcho of santan and party.
When anyone writes an official e-mail to government institute they checks for spelling mistakes and dates, Only a gambler will thinking of future dates for his winnings, that is if at all.
The Shame part is in Goa crumb eaters follow corrupt politicians, in Swindon Lambdas follow dept ridden gambler who does not know when to quit. Jesus was betrayed by Judas who hanged himself, this man betrayed Goans rather then hanging himself he should resign
Hi Shantaram:He had a crash course with a quack .
Can you also confirm that santansousa has written all the other comments he has made thus far ,just as he was rushing to work? He seems to be a man in a terrible hurry.He hurriedly shut down Goa Day.He musy again have been in a RUSH to work or perhaps from information here , the betting shop.
I am highly amused.
If he knows better English than me, that is fine by me,I am not in a competition with him.However there is no reason to hide his English skills & talents to make an idiot & "BOZO" of himself.
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