In early seventies, frequent defection was called as “Aya Ram and Gaya Ram” since one legislator in the North India, named as Ram made a mockery of the facility of changing his party and returning back with quick frequency. This Ram reminds me of our Churchill Alemao who has created a record in changing parties as if changing of Shirts. In Goa among prominent Congressmen only the late Purshottama Kakoddkar ex Congress President – Goa unit and a MP remained genuinely faithful to Congress party by not defecting to any other party with the exception of suddenly one fine morning disappearing from Goa and surfacing at Rishikeh.
Today in Goa if the Congress party is suffering for its survival and pristine dignity, it is only because most of the Congressmen are not faithful to the party as they are not genuine Congressmen. They are in Congress party because they want to achieve their own personal goals of amassing wealth and power. Prataph Sing Rane was not a true Congressman, originally he started his political career with MGP under Dayananda Bandodkar. Francisco Sardinha responsible to give a footing to BJP to rule Goa was one of the worst Aya Rams and Gaya Rams, being a great political opportunist. Mauwin Godinho an expert in defection brought a disgrace on Congress Party when he betrayed Rajiv Gandhi with a Judas kiss by joining PDF and later on returning back to Congress fold. Luizinho Faleiro and Tomazinho Cardoso after flirting with Goa Congress of Dr. Willie for some time rejoined Congress Party shamelessly. And Digambar Kamat is no better than the other shameless defectors.
Regarding Churchill Alemao leaving Congress Party, I am fully confident from the past record that either today or tomorrow he will surely return to Congress Party which shamelessly like before will accept him back in its fold even though John Fernandes said none who leave the party will be reaccepted. This is a juvenile threat by John Fernandes who must know that Churchill Alemao and Congress Party are kiddy, neither has principles, their principles are self-interest. In the past the mighty Congress Party with a mighty history turned out to be a dwarf in front of physically mighty Churchill Alemao otherwise Alemaoisation of Goan politics would have ended long time back when PDF came to power thru Churchill Alemao piloted defection. An expert in changing political parties Churchill Alemao will never change his habits of party changing and defecting which habit can be coined as "Ailo Churchill ani Ghelo Churchill" just like "Aya Ram and Gaya Ram".
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
Tel: 7507394349.