Suddenly, the media is covering blow by blow the happenings in VIP shamianas at football tournament finals held in Salcete on weekends.
If last week, South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha and Luizinho Faleiro made the news for sharing the dais at the finals of the Assis Noronha memorial tournament at Fatorda, this week it was Sardinha, Viola, the pretty live-in partner of Mickky at Betalbatim, with the BJP's Damu Naik, a common 'item number' at both venues.
Realignment of forces as sought to be projected by the media, or merely an ant-hill out of a mole?
In the melee, however, a very significant 'coming together' of two unlikely politicos at a venue in Salcete skipped the attention of the media.
Home Minister Ravi Naik shared the dais with Churchill Alemao at a function to inaugurate a co-operative at Carmona, on the latter's home turf. A heady combo this Ravi-Churchill duo, which if it happens in Goa's real-politik could give the stalwarts including the man wearing the crown at the moment, Margao's Digambar Kamat, some sleepless nights.
Churchill on stage!
Former South Goa stalwart Eduardo Faleiro celebrated his 70 birthday last weekend at his spruced up ancestral home in Raia. In attendance were a host of dignitaries, friends and family of the neo-septugenarian, besides editors and other prominent members of the media tribe.
But the man who stole the show was the heavyweight from Varca, who once humbled the birthday boy and virtually ended his stranglehold over the South Goa Lok Sabha seat. Yes, Churchill Alemao took centre-stage at the party and surprised the guests by belting out a few songs which he claimed were his own compositions.
'Good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night' went the lyrics of one number which Churchill sang in his hoarse voice, leaving the guests and the host in shock and awe!
Even Siddhanath Buyao, the heir to the legendary Goem Shair, the late Ulhas Buyao, was left stunned with Churchill's crooning.
Luizinho for a comeback?
Another Faleiro celebrated his birthday last week - Luizinho. If what he spoke on his birthday has any meaning, the former CM isn't giving up on representing Navelim again, it seems.
Apparently, the former six-time MLA of Navelim had some time ago given the go ahead to the brother of one of his long-time lieutenants to launch his campaign for the seat. Having got the green signal from his mentor, the young man seemed to be in a hurry.
But suddenly, somewhere in Delhi where he spends most of his time since his loss to Churchill in 2007, Luizinho has smelt an opportunity to make a comeback and has reversed his diktat to his lieutenant's brother.
Incidentally, the disappointed young man had done a stint in the goal with Churchill Alemao's football team in the mid-1990s.
Mickky snubbed
Finding no solace among current friends and allies, the beleagured Francisco (Mickky) Pacheco, approached one of his former Salcete ally, who claims to have the ear of the Congress boss in Delhi, Madam Sonia Gandhi. Threading the narrow path to the bungalow on Margao's hill with his hummer, Mickky pleaded with this Salcetian who has quite a few 'formers' to his name and a rather long current title, to bail him out from his political predicament of being a mere 'MLA'.
Sadly for Mickky, he was snubbed. 'I don't want to have any relations with you - political or otherwise. The last time I did, you ditched me and played footsie with my enemy camp. Now go and fight your own battles,' was the response he got.
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