Goanet Digest, Vol 21, Issue 209

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Today's Topics:

   1. Read: "Goa police book YouTuber Gautam Khattar over remarks
      on St Francis Xavier" (Vivek Pinto)
   2. Read: "Please, Modi ji, Don?t Shed Tears for India's Women"
      (Vivek Pinto)
   3. Listen: "Is There a Way out of the Iran War? (w/ John
      Mearsheimer) | The Chris Hedges Report" (Vivek Pinto)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:53:32 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Read: "Goa police book YouTuber Gautam Khattar over
	remarks on St Francis Xavier"
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By:  Daijiworld Network - Panaji
Published in: *Daijiworld.com *
Date: April 20, 2026
Soure: https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1312431

*Panaji, Apr 20:* Goa Police have registered a First Information Report
(FIR) against YouTuber Gautam Khattar for allegedly making objectionable
remarks against St Francis Xavier, triggering widespread outrage and
political reactions across the state.

According to police sources, the FIR was filed on Sunday night after a
video of Khattar?s speech at a public event went viral on social media.
Superintendent of Police (South), Santosh Desai, confirmed that the case
has been registered for hurting religious sentiments, and further legal
action will follow as per procedure.

The incident occurred during a programme organised by the Sanatan Dharma
Raksha Samiti in Mormugao on the occasion of Bhagwan Parshuram Janmotsav.
The event was attended by several political figures, including State
Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLAs Sankulp Amonkar and Daji
Salkar.

The complaint was lodged by Congress leader Peter D?Souza at Vasco police
station, alleging that the remarks were intended to hurt the religious
sentiments of the Christian community.

The controversy has sparked strong reactions from leaders across party
lines. Congress MLA Altone D?Costa demanded immediate action, stating that
such remarks could disturb communal harmony in Goa. Leader of Opposition
Yuri Alemao and Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai also called for
strict action, emphasising that divisive statements have no place in the
state?s inclusive culture.

Meanwhile, the organisers, Sanatan Dharma Raksha Samiti, have distanced
themselves from the remarks and issued an apology. In a statement, the
group expressed regret and clarified that they did not anticipate such
comments, adding that efforts were made to stop the speech during the event.

The relics of St Francis Xavier are preserved at the Basilica of Bom Jesus,
a UNESCO World Heritage site that draws thousands of devotees and visitors
from across the world each year.

Police have stated that the investigation is ongoing and assured that
appropriate action will be taken in accordance with the law. Authorities
have also appealed to the public to maintain peace and refrain from sharing
inflammatory content on social media.

Goa, known for its long-standing tradition of communal harmony, has
witnessed appeals from various community leaders urging restraint and
mutual respect during this time.


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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:57:18 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Read: "Please, Modi ji, Don?t Shed Tears for India's
	Women"
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By: Brinda Karat - Brinda Karat is a senior CPI(M) leader.
Published in: *The Wire*
Date: April 21, 2026
Source:
https://thewire.in/women/please-modi-ji-dont-shed-tears-for-indias-women
*Note: *Please access the source to read the entire article.

"Modi ji, Here is another letter to you, from one who has been an active
participant in the 'decades long fight' you mention. That historic fight
was led by women?s organisations, it was led by lakhs of women in the
panchayats who fought patriarchal cultures to establish that they were not
'proxies', it was through thousands and thousands of demonstrations,
rallies, protests, dharnas, petitions. You also said, 'I too have been
among those making efforts for it'. No Modi ji, in all these years of
struggle we have never ever received any support from you. Your claim is as
distant from the truth as Godse?s ideology was from Gandhi?s."


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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:48:53 +0900
From: Vivek Pinto <[email protected]>
To: Goanet <[email protected]>
Subject: [Goanet] Listen: "Is There a Way out of the Iran War? (w/
	John Mearsheimer) | The Chris Hedges Report"
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	<CAH3OY9wAki2cEO645AsTaK_6X6r_uvFR_sqMLDuGeK0ttr0=Ag-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
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By: Chris Hedges - Author and Journalist
Published in:  *The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel*
Date: Apri 21, 2026
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMg6_jGfjzM

"As Iran agrees to resume negotiations in Islamabad, John Mearsheimer [R.
Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the
 University of Chicago] dissects the complicated challenges and competing
interests facing the United States as the countdown to the end of the
ceasefire begins."


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