Man-of-many-words Churchill Alemao did it again. The man whohad gunned for Digambar Kamat saying, ‘let the Shah Commission report to bemade public, we will see who will be implicated,’ has suddenly gone silent. Whilespeaking to Political Patrao, the Varca strongman laughed and stated that heneeds to study the Shah report in-depth before making any statement regardingirregularities and corruption. Mr Alemao also downplayed his previousstatements that the Shah Commission will lead to Digambar's arrest. His words,"The report has to be deeply studied by me. No single person can be blamedfor these irregularities and I would refrain from making any political commentson the Shah Commission," said Churchill from overseas.
Heavily engineered claims
While senior Alemao needs time to study the Shah CommissionReport, Alemao Junior, Joaquim, seems to have had a fair idea of its contents.The man has stated in the past that politics for him is just social work andnot something he really needs, since he’s a businessman. Interestingly, heloves to call himself a heavy earth machinery supplier to mining excavation,who can never be nailed for illegal mining. But after the Shah Commission,Joaquim phones have mysteriously gone off the networks. Political Patrao asksif anybody knows where he is or is he too Shah-cked?
Nobody visits Pajifond anymore
He was once the toast of all satkars when he became theChief Minister. Digambar Kamat had always boasted of being the most accessibleleader in Goan politics. Even his better half, Asha, would publicly claim howher husband attended calls at 3 am regarding electricity failures in Margao.But the Shah Commission Report has dampened the phone lines. Digubab hasliterally shut shop and is holed up in his Pajifond flat. The downstairs officeand residence are closed. Madagavkars are not that welcome anymore. Even worse,his PA from Canacona has fled his office and doesn’t attend to calls byMadgaonkars. To add insult to injury is this morphed picture on Facebook thatsays “it is Digus’ time now”.
Where is Digu?
There are no permanent friends or enemies in politics. Andwho better than former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat can confirm. The man whoonce Churchill had famously said would bring in a political tsunami was seenwaiting anxiously for Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan in the lobby of TajVivanta in Panjim. Political Patrao could not miss the lines of trouble onDigu’s forehead as he chatted with Babush Monserrate. More shocking was theignominy of missing a place on the dais when Natarajan was addressing thepress. Senior Rane’s presence almost telling Digu that his reign was a mereaberration in Congress’s scheme of things.
