Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Two days after quitting Congress primary membership and also as MLA, former chief minister Luizinho Faleiro joined the Trinamool Congress at a function held in Kolkata.
Along with Faleiro, 10 of his other followers also joined TMC.
Today, those who joined TMC were – Luizihno Faleiro – Former Goa CM, 7-time Navelim MLA; Lavoo Mamledar – Former MLA, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, was also Dy SP, Goa Police Services; Yatish Naik – General Secretary, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee; Vijay Vasudev Poi – former GPCC General Secretary; Mario Pinto De Santana – former Secretary, GPCC; Anand Naik – Secretary, GPCC; Rabindranath Faleiro – Former Congress State Youth Vice President; Shivdas Sonu Naik (N Shivdas) – Author, Poet & playwright and a Sahitya Academy Award Winner; Rajendra Shivaji Kakodkar – Prominent voice on economy & environmental issues in Goa and Antonio Monteiro Clovis Da Costa – President, South Goa Advocates Association.
Faleiro resigned from the Congress MLA to effectively fight the divisive forces in the state and work towards the betterment of Goa.
“I have resigned as Congress MLA to effectively fight the divisive forces in the state and work towards the betterment of Goa. I am not sure whether I will contest elections or not, but I will support Mamta led Trinamool Congress,” said Faleiro.
“I felt dejected, shocked and utterly betrayed to let down the people Goa who had entrusted the INC with their mandate,” he added.
Faleiro stated that he resigned as GPCC president while senior party leaders were indulging in backstabbing.
In a letter addressing his constituents, he said, “All along, despite thinking about resigning as MLA due to the betrayal of my people, I refused to let down the trust, support and faith of the people of Navelim, who had stood by me through all ups and downs. Throughout this period of four and half years, I maintained a dignified silence in my suffering. I bore the pain, but it was nothing in comparison to the pain of the people of Goa. From 18 MLAs, we have been reduced to just 5, an unmistakable dent in the history of our party. Dear Naveklars, the Congress in Goa is, sadly, not the same party for which we had sacrificed and fought.”
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