They had gathered in Panaji on Wednesday to condemn the life threat writer Damodar Mauzo has received from these Sanatani elements. 

Mauzo has been given police protection after his name figured in the list found with one of the suspects arrested in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.

They symbolically gathered in Panaji municipal garden to express their solidarity to Mauzo and condemn the religious fanatics who have been killing rationalist writers. Mauzo was present at the demonstration. 

The demonstration also received support from Congress MLAs like Digambar Kamat, Nilkanth Halarnkar, Dayanand Sopte, Tony Fernandes, Aleixo Reginald Lourenco and Luizinho Faleiro.

Though they did not speak, Mohandas Lolayekar, general secretary of Goa Forward, who is part of the coalition government, spoke. He blamed his own government. 

गौरी लंकेश खून प्रकरणांत धरिल्ल्या एका दुबाविताचे वळेरेंत दामोदर मावज्याचें नांव मेळ्ळें तेन्नासावन गोंय सरकारान ताका पुलीस संरक्षण दिलां. लेखक मावज्याक तेंको दिवपाक बुधवारा सांजे शेंकड्यांनी लोक पणजे नगरपालिका गार्डनांत जमिल्लो. मावजो स्वताय थंय आयिल्लो.

ह्या निदर्शनाक तेंको दिवपाक काँग्रेसीचे आमदार दिगंबर कामत, निळकंठ हळर्णकार, दयानंद सोपटे, टोनी फॅर्नांडीस, आलेक्स रेजिनाल्ड लॉरेन्स आनी लुइझिन फालेरो आयिल्ले. ते उलयले नात. पूण सरकाराचो घटक आशिल्ल्या गोवा फॉरवर्ड पक्षाचो सरचिटणीस मोहनदास लोलयेंकार उलयलो. ताणे हाचेखातीर ताच्याच सरकाराक दोश दिलो.

बुधवारा दामोदर मावज्याचो 74 वो वाडदीस. तेन्ना मावजो उलयतकीर सगळ्यांनी ताचेखातीर हॅपी बर्थडे पद म्हुणून ताका परबीं दिलीं.