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| 46th Liberation Day celebrations in Goa today |
| 2006-12-19 |
| 46 years since Nehru ordered the Indian army to seize the territories of Goa, Daman and Diu from the Portuguese Panaji, Dec 19: Several functions would be held in Goa on Tuesday to mark Goa's 46th Liberation Day. The main function would be held at the Parade ground, Campal, in Panaji where Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane would unfurl the tricolour and present awards to eminent personalities for their outstanding services. Prominent personalities to attend the function would include deputy Chief Minister Wilfred de Souza, Cabinet ministers, speaker Franciso Sardinha, Dy Speaker Victoria Fernandes, and veteran freedom fighters. A pageantry will be presented by the students of schools from Panaji and neighbouring areas. Governor S C Jamir would host a reception at Raj Bhavan in the evening. |
| Posted by:john |
| #3 wife; The Christians aren't as happy, since millitant Hindus are about as nasty as millitant Moslems. OTOH, the Portugese sucked as a colonial power, exceeded only by the King of Belgium. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-12-19 21:01 |
| #2 Mr. Wife used to work with a lovely gentleman from Goa. His family owned the key ambasadorships of India -- to the US, Canada, the UN, Brussels, etc. It doesn't sound like they came out too badly from the annexation, although I've no idea about the lower classes. How does India's rule compare to that of the Portuguese? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-12-19 18:48 |
| #1 I thought it was a land grab then. I think its still a land grab now. What is there for the Indian Army to celebrate? |
| Posted by: borgboy 2006-12-19 18:13 |