Contributions to Goan Politics
“When we met Mrs Indira Gandhi, outside her 10 Safdarjung Residence, the then Prime Minister of India in this connection, she asked us to decide first about the language, since States in India were carved out on linguistic basis,”
~Luizinho Faleiro.
So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, but not at the age of 26. Unmindful of the challenges before him, at 26, Luizinho Faleiro, was ready to take the political plunge, little knowing that one day he would have to don the mantle of Chief Minister of the beautiful state of Goa. His desire to join politics was enkindled from his pain at seeing Goans being marginalized, and irreparable damage being caused to the State, its ethos, beliefs and culture. Even as one of the youngest MLA, he firmly believed that ‘People are the Masters’ and that a politician should be clean and efficient to bring about progress, and most importantly, abide by people’s aspirations.