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Why we shouldn't be blaming the Indian tourist alone for Goa's troubles

By playing the victim card, Goans abdicate their responsibility for the self-created mess that they find themselves mired in

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Palolem beach in Southern Goa

Samir Nazareth | The Wire

Tourism in Goa has been in the news recently. A piece in a weekly conveyed Goans’ sense of outraged desperation at the behaviour of Indian tourists visiting Goa. Vijai Sardesai, the minister for town and country planning, was quoted calling a section of tourists’ ‘scum of the earth’.

The annual number of tourists visiting Goa is more than five times its 14.5 lakh population. Reports like the one in Open indicate that Goa is finding it difficult to keep its head above the surge. At the same time, a local