Not Modi’s Idea Of India”: French Actor Alleges Forced To Leave Goa Home

Panaji: 

A 75-year-old French actor, who had alleged she was held hostage in her own home in North Goa over a property dispute, said she has left the premises and that she is disappointed despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to create a tourism-friendly image of India.

Marianne Borgo said on Thursday night that she was leaving the bungalow in Calangute, a beach town near Panaji which is popular with tourists, after an 11-day-long blockade of her gate allegedly by the widow of the previous owner.

She had alleged last week that she was being held hostage in her own house and that the people staking claim to her property had cut its electricity and water connections, forcing her to live in dark.

Ms Borgo said she could not remain any longer without a proper bath and her health was deteriorating due to the current circumstances.

“This is not Modi’s Idea of India. He has been working all over the world to create a positive tourism-friendly image but the recent events have left me disappointed as I feel the achievements are not able to reach the state level here in Goa,” she said in a statement.

The local police had claimed that they could not intervene in the matter as the dispute has reached court.