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Salcete rede lock horns
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Salcete rede lock horns
THE rede of Salcete have begun to lock horns once again. It may at first sight appear to be an uneven match. One of the rede is over six feet tall and equally broad and has a long history of engaging in bullfights. The other redo is less than five feet which has not prevented him from attracting hoards of women. In real life, unlike in bullfights, it is not the size of the bull or its pedigree but its tenacity and bravado and sheer brazenness that is the decisive factor in who wins the electoral bull fights. The irony is that this time, neither of the two most combative and ferocious bulls will be facing each other in the Spain of Goa, Benaulim. Churchill Alemao seems to be determined to fight the next general elections yet again from the Navelim constituency where he inflicted a defeat on veteran Congressman Luizinho Faleiro in the last general elections. The bonsai bull, Mickky Pacheco, has apparently decided to shift to the new Nuvem constituency because many of his strongholds and vote banks - such as Betalbatim and Colva - are now part of the Nuvem constituency following delimitation.
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