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Saturday 25 October 2014

Matanhy Saldanha Statue unveiled at Cansaulim Market junction

Matanhy Saldanha statue unveiled at Cansaulim Today by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Matanhy’s 66th Birth Anniversary 24th Oct. 2014

 

The unveiling ceremony was to start at 4 pm sharp but Parrikar arrived around 4.25.

After a brief welcoming speech, Parrikar unveiled the statue at 4.35pm followed by a welcome song/dance.

At 4.44pm They invited VIP guests on stage starting with CM Parrikar, followed by South Goa MP Sawaikar, Avertano Furtado and Alina saldanha at this time 4.46 it started raining heavily and all chairs were empty as people ran for shelter.  It was raining on the stage too as the organiser did not provide waterproof roof top such as tarpaulin (in Cansaulim/Velsao only it did rain around 12.30pm on the day). By 5pm everything was abandoned what they spoke nobody undertood or heard by the people as it was raining and also all sound system was covered to protect from rain.  Truck came for filling up chairs and they did their job in the rain while people still waiting for rain to stop to go home. Rain stopped only after 5.30pm.

Fr. Braz Faleiro, Pascoal Dias (Former GRE President) and Agnelo Rodrigues were felicitated

 

The whole event including the cost of statue was supposed to at GRE or Ramponkars’s cost.

Chief Minister and other ministers, MPs presence made  people think as if it was a state’s  expenditure.  .

 
Politicians present on the dais were CM Manohar Parrikar, South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar, (North Goa MP and Minister Shripad Naik did not turn up), Fisheries Minister Avertano Furtado, Forest Minister Alina Saldanha,  BJP state President Vinay Tendulkar. Others who could not make it on stage (due to rains) were Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida,  Sanguem MLA Subash Phaldesai etc 


The pedestal appears to be larger/wider than the statue.


 People gathered there were served with snack boxes  worth Rs.40-50
consisting cake, Frooti and Pattice


Watch the video and enjoy the rains too


 

Pics

 

Matanhy



 

Statue covered with Parrikar








 

Statue unveiled












Welcome song / Dance



 

Crowd



 

stage



 

Rains/Umbrellas on stage / dais

















 


 

Manohar Parrikar, MP Sawaikar, Avertano

 






 

Rain clouds above


 

 

Rain, umbrella, people, empty chairs,  shelter








 

Snacks box

Cake frooti and Pattice



Video



Sir Matanhy Saldanha's last journey / Funeral - Pics and videos
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2012/03/adieus-sir-matanhy-saldanha.html

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