In Herald dated 5.11.19 one news item appeared saying that Curchorem MLA and Minister Nilesh Cabral said “new president for the Tiatr Academy of Goa will be appointed within a month”. Now my question is this: what is the authority of the Minister Cabral to interfere in this matter when it does not come under his jurisdiction?
The main question comes here is not the appointment of the TAG president within a month but why it was not filled during the last so many months? I feel it is an act of total irresponsibility on the part of the person holding the relevant portfolio to keep this important post vacant for such a long period. Is it due to the bias of the Goa government against the Roman script Konkani to neglect the importance of Tiatros among its followers and also because the Tiatros expose the misdeeds of the Government? If it is so then I must say that the delay in the repairs of Kala Academy Hall in Panjim is intentional to punish Tiatrists and gradually to liquidate Tiatros which according to me will never happen because during its last 150 years of existence Tiatros took a very firm root among us.
The next person who will occupy the presidency of TAG should be appointed purely on the basis of his/her merit and not thru the ministerial influence as allegedly done in the past. Besides, in no way this presidency should be filled by anyone who already already served one term and as such they have finished their capacity to do anything worthwhile becaause we already have better candidates.
Moreover, those who betrayed the Roman script Konkani during the passing of the language bill in late eighties should be kept away because they are traitors. The so called self appointed leaders of Roman Script Konkani who miserably failed to oppose the draft bill failed us too in our labourious efforts from Kuwait for such a lengthy period. It was their duty to act in support of Romi script Konkani if they were capable but they proved to be idiots and such idiots we don’t want anymore anywhere. Besides the amateur and part time tiatrist should not be appointed
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A.Veronica Fernandes