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Remembering Dr Jack Sequeira on L-Day


It was Dr Jack Sequeira whose vision and dedication helped to maintain identity of Goa for posterity. Goans the world over cherish this unique distinctive, identity, preserve it and are legitimately proud. 

It is in fitness of reality that those who revel with this privilege hardly spare a thought to the architect of independent Goa, a crown among the States of India.

Official monuments to all and sundry exist but not the revered memory of this stalwart. Goans of all shades, race, colour, religious affinity unitedly and devotedly secured Goa’s separate identity. MGP were bent upon extinguishing it by merging it with Maharashtra.

It is a pity that those who enjoy the power of separate State are indifferent to and ignore those who made this possible. We need to hail Dr Jack Sequeira the father of successful opinion poll.


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Is our State really liberated?

JERRY FERNANDES, Saligao
Published Dec 20, 2023, 12:13 AM IST
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On Liberation Day, politicians spoke on how much it has benefited Goans in terms of employment and how much development it has really brought for the State since the last 62 years.I feel that the only people who have or are still enjoying the real benefits of Goa’s liberation are the non-Goans, land grabbers, builders lobby, drug dealers and not Goans.  Otherwise, why are most Goans (especially from the minority community) still running to some foreign countries to…

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