It is with a heavy heart that I have to write to our niz Goenkars that the government of Goa didn't observe Opinion Poll this year officially which is a shame. Three Goan newspapers have carried articles on the occasion of the 58th Anniversary of the Opinion Poll in which Dr Jack de Sequeira through his fluent rhetoric and charismatic personality guided the Goans to a emphatic victory against the Maharashtra merger forces so as to preserve Goa’s social, cultural and unique identity. Thus Dr Jack de Sequeira by sheer dint of his mammoth contribution towards making Goa an unique entity should be considered as the Father of the Opinion Poll and the architect of Goa's unique identity. Today also happens to be the feast of Pe. Jose Vaz and many Goans consider it as a blessing that Pe. Jose Vaz showered on Goans to realize the dream of a separate state on this particular day. Every year we read in the newspapers that Niz Goenkars abroad especially in the UK as well as other countries where they reside to earn their living celebrate Opinion Poll Day with much fanfare.
