Return of Santan

there are 183 signatures now
well done kan con for getting some of us up and fighting keep it up!!!
i have also signed the petition and wrote to my local mp and lord malloch brown (or whatever his name is) but got no replies
sorry for the ramble so angry at the latest news:curse:[/QUOTE]

Hi MyWay,

Thanks for your support

As I previously mentioned AWARENESS and ATTENTION to our situation is the main focus, if the "Do nothing" brigade have their way we may as well abandon "our" properties now and shut down this thread !:curse:

A simple question for all to muse over; MAHATMA GHANDI had not have gone
"walkabout" would the UK still rule India?

Cheers

K-C

fionams

I came close to buying 3 years ago- indeed I ended up losing my deposit. Luckily for me, I contacted an Indian lawyer who told me the truth. I had already become alarmed with my own investigations. I actually moderate a Goa forum and have frequently contacted members who have said they were buying. I have posted on our own( small) expats forum and have been frustrated by the fact that most thought that it would all be ok in the end.I have also pmd members with a link to here. I am furious when I still see property ads for Goa and glossy magazine articles about investing in Goa.
For many people, finding this site probably came too late but I just hope that it has saved some from heartbreak.

Douglas M

Hi fionams and welcome to the site.

Frustration, tell me about it, no wonder the bed wetting has increased recently.

regards
douglas

Remy-Ireland

Thanks for that Dougs.

fionams

Thanks Douglas I actually joined last year but didn't feel I could contribute as I don't own property, but I have been following the forum and pointing people in the direction of it.

a_f_d

in my view the main contributory factors to Britain giving independance to India were:
The yanks wanted us to and Churchill (Winston <g>) promised them we would - probably at Yalta or Teheran.
Left wing intellectuals in the UK (including many in the Atlee government) were anti-colonial.
We were fed up with running the place, which by then had become a drain on resources (severely depleted by war) rather than a source of wealth.

The contribution by the Mahatma was real, but minor - mostly PR.

The contribution by the Freedom Fighters was irrelevant, they could have been crushed at any time if anyone could have been arsed.

I apologise to any Indian readers who find this analysis offensive, but it is my considered and genuine take on the matter.

AndyD 8-)#

theguj

Totally agree and I am an Indian, I have had many arguments with fellow indians who were taught history from Indian view point only, and i guess that is no different in UK either, where the Kids are not taught about the Raj or Slavery.
Churchill was told by the yanks if you want help to get rid of Hiltler give up the Raj, because Britain's rule over the world (The Raj) was no different from what Hitler was trying to do.

Douglas M

Hi all,

The reference to hitler just reminded me of motorbikes (yes douglas has an unusual thought process ( and this has nothing to do with goa , but its funny and we all need some funny )

Any biker out there will have some kind of brand preference and loyalty.

If you haven't seen it, google u tube and hitlers new bike . Or try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv6hoGgGVcM


regards
douglas

Douglas M

Hi again fionams,

Has your bed wetting increased exponentially with the number of FNs you have tried to help?

I am sure there is some sort of positive correlation here.

I will punch some data into XL and draw up some charts to try and prove or otherwise !

kind regards

douglas

a_f_d

how true!

a_f_d

Poppetjay said:
hi Poppetjay, I just re-read that - apart from my point that FRO residency is nothing to do with FEMA residency; I am interested that FRO updated your 'Pink Book' when you changed visa. I missed the 'Pink Book' period and got the 'A4 paper' Residency Permit, but when I changed my visa the FRO told me to throw my 'A4' away and get a new one when I'd been in the country for nearly 180 days.

AndyD 8-)#

a_f_d

Douglas,
I am told (so this is not certain) that the four month limit is until the deed is *presented*. This is important because it does at least mean that the FN deeds "accepted but not ordered for Registration" are exempt the four month limit.

AndyD 8-)#

a_f_d

Chapter and verse (or retraction) please.

AndyD 8-)#

noni

Punch some data, pink books, four months etc. Chapter and verse. retrations or extractions.
come on you guys lets get a life and have a party
however we put it we are all in S..t street.

and no amount of punching XL, pink books, A4 bits of paper. four month time limites, even Deeds that are Registered are going to change this.

So get out the 'noffi and party.
Before we all loose the plot.

noni

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He only has 3500 so far.