MARGAO, Feb. 10 -- Political infighting between tribal leaders in the ruling dispensation has demolished the hopes of political and social upliftment of the community as a whole. Tribals across Goa are furious over the conflicts between leaders. Though senior politicians have said that this is an internal political matter of the party, they apprehend that this will affect the party prospects.

Going back a to over a decade when the United Tribals Association Alliance (UTAA) protests happened in Balli where Mangesh Gaonkar and Dilip Velip, two tribal men lost their lives, Ramesh Tawadkar, Prakash Shankar Velip and Govind Gaude came out to become prominent names among the tribal community.

While they faced charges of rioting and other seri...