A group of die-hard Marathi supporters led by former RSS chief Subhash Velingkar on Monday was heard demanding the government give equal official status for Marathi along with Konkani in the Official Language Act, 1987 (Act 5 of 1987) giving their own silly justifications in Goa. Well, Konkani is not just the mother tongue of Goans but is a language of our unique identity and cultural heritage of Goa. And taking this fact into consideration, Konkani was rightfully bestowed the top position and made the sole official language of the state way back in 1987. Our Konkani language is a unifying force, a strong cement and which still goes to bind all the major communities of the state into one linguistic community. And for this very reason, I feel that Konkani alone must remain as Goa's sole official language. I think that Goans should wake up from their sleep at the very earliest and thwart the evil designs of all these known anti-Goans because their latest attempt is to somehow discard Konkani from the top position and to slowly make Marathi the sole official language of this state.
