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{{short description|Indian journalist and politician (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Savio Rodrigues
| birth_name = Savio Oliver Ignatius Rodrigues
| image = Savio Rodrigues 2024.jpg
| caption = Rodrigues in 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|7|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay, Maharashtra]], India
| signature = Savio Rodrigues Greyscale Signature.jpg
| title = {{indented plainlist|
* Founder and [[editor-in-chief]] of ''[[Goa Chronicle]]'' and ''Incubees''
* Founder, [[Managing director|MD]] and [[CEO]] of Kaydence Media Ventures and Kianna Media Ventures}}
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] (since 2022)
| otherparty = {{plainlist|
* [[Goa Su-Raj Party]] (2014–2014)
* [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>(2014–2016)
* [[Indian National Congress]] (2016–2017)
* Independent<br/>(2017–2021)}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Myrtle Rodrigues|2004}}
| children = 2
| years_active = 1996–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|writer|entrepreneur|politician}}
| alma_mater = [[Government Law College, Mumbai|Government Law College]] ([[Bachelor of Laws#India|BA LL.B]])
| website = {{URL|saviorodrigues.com}}
| module = {{Infobox writer
| embed = yes
| period = 2015–present
| genre =
| language = English
| subjects = {{hlist|[[Narendra Modi]]|[[Jesus Christ]]}}
}}
}}

'''Savio Oliver Ignatius Rodrigues''' (born 31 July 1976) is an Indian [[investigative journalist]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colney |first=Kimi |date=2024-11-05 |title=Who is Savio Rodrigues, the journalist obsessed with Lalduhoma’s September 2024 speech? |url=http://eastmojo.com/mizoram/2024/11/05/who-is-savio-rodrigues-the-journalist-obsessed-with-lalduhomas-september-2024-speech/ |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref> writer, entrepreneur, and politician based in [[Velim, Goa]]. He is the founder and [[editor-in-chief]] of ''[[Goa Chronicle]]'', a [[news portal]]. Rodrigues is a leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and a former [[spokesperson]] for the party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-10-21 |title=Goa: Velim goes 'Vocal for Local' this Diwali |url=https://theprint.in/india/goa-velim-goes-vocal-for-local-this-diwali/1177952/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Goa BJP Revokes Appointment Of Its Spokespersons, Says New Appointees Soon |url=https://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/goa-bjp-revokes-appointment-of-its-spokespersons-says-new-appointees-soon-3790505 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Savio Oliver Ignatius Rodrigues<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=17 Mar 2014 |title=Lok Sabha polls: Goa Su-raj Party to field Savio Rodrigues in south Goa {{!}} Goa News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/lok-sabha-polls-goa-su-raj-party-to-field-savio-rodrigues-in-south-goa/articleshow/32173677.cms |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> was born on 31 July<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Savio |date=31 July 2022 |title=Your prayers are my strength to become a better person everyday to serve India and Humanity. On my birthday if you want to do something for me. Let's together ensure no one person or animal is hungry. If you get a chance today, feed a needy person or animal. Stay blessed. |url=https://twitter.com/PrinceArihan/status/1553595691242590208?t=iwcYiTgKCgK6l0DhhkmErQ&s=19 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> 1976 in [[Bombay]], India,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Savio |date=15 October 2019 |title=Some clowns from the otherwise smart Christian community mooting Savio is from Goa what does he know about Mumbai to interfere in Aarey issue. I was born in Mumbai, lived 10-years in Mumbai. Now what do people in Bangalore and Noida have to do with Save Aarey |url=https://twitter.com/PrinceArihan/status/1183969824763830273?t=68RVPBm7OZurL2lS1MCc5Q&s=19 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> to Ignatius Rosario Rodrigues. He completed the first year of a [[Bachelor of Laws#India|Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Laws]] (B.A LL.B) at the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]], in 2000.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Savio Rodrigues(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- VELIM(SOUTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/goa2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=164 |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> He spent most of his younger years studying and living in [[Dubai]], UAE.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=NewsDesk |first=G. C. |date=2021-10-03 |title=Savio Rodrigues - Goa Chronicle |url=https://goachronicle.in/savio-rodrigues/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career==
Rodrigues began his career at the age of 20 in the fields of [[journalism]], communications and entrepreneurship. During his early years he built his career in media, [[environmental sciences]] and technology in India. His business ventures include ''[[Goa Chronicle]]'' , Kaydence Media Ventures,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaydence Media Ventures Plans to Raise Rs. 5 Crore for Goa Chronicle.com |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/kaydence-media-ventures-plans-to-raise-rs-5-crore-for-goa-chroniclecom20200826141549/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> ''Incubees'', and Kianna Media Ventures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaydence Media Ventures to launch 'Incubees' in India, Middle East, North Africa, Asia Pacific |url=https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/kmv-to-launch-incubees-in-india-middle-east-n-africa-asia-pacific-238843 |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=WION |date=27 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> During its early years, ''[[Goa Chronicle]]'', now owned by Kaydence Media Ventures and a part of [[ITV Network (India)|ITV Network Group]] found itself struggling in the state of [[Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=iTV Network enters into a strategic partnership with Kaydence Media Ventures |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/itv-network-enters-into-a-strategic-partnership-with-kaydence-media-ventures20210628140416/ |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai firm launches India's first direct selling news portal 'Qonnect Now' |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/dubai-firm-launches-indias-first-direct-selling-news-portal-qonnect-now201802051308280002/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> Rodrigues was also a television host of the TV show, ''The Goa Chronicle Show'' (2021) which aired on [[NewsX]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Savio |date=2021-01-07 |title=Get started in Goa |url=https://incubees.com/get-started-in-goa/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Incubees |language=en-US}}</ref> He was also a columnist for ''[[The Indian Express]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-12 |title=Savio Rodrigues |url=https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/savio-rodrigues/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and a panelist on television and web shows hosted in India and globally.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bagaria |first1=Amit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_q2azgEACAAJ |title=Modi Stole My Mask: The Truth about India's COVID Crisis |last2=Rodrigues |first2=Savio |date=2021 |publisher=Garuda Prakashan Private Limited |isbn=978-1-942426-55-4 |language=en}}</ref>

===Politics (2014–present)===
[[File:Goans for Dabolim only (2014).jpg|thumb|Rodrigues (extreme right) at a public meeting held at [[Margao]] in 2014.]]
Rodrigues joined [[Goa Su-Raj Party]] and was appointed as a party secretary and the youth affairs president. He then unsuccessfully contested the [[2014 Indian general election in Goa|2014 Indian general election]] from the [[South Goa Lok Sabha constituency|South Goa constituency]],<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Goa Su-raj Party calls for unity of regional forces |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/The-Sunday-Roundtable/goa-suraj-party-calls-for-unity-of-regional-forces/62485 |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref> securing ninth place with 783 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constituencywise-All Candidates |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS052.htm?ac=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230842/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS052.htm?ac=2 |archive-date=2014-05-23 |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=eciresults.nic.in}}</ref> Rodrigues later joined the [[Indian National Congress]] around 2016,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Savio Rodrigues is new vice-chairman of Cong minority department |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/savio-rodrigues-is-new-vice-chairman-of-cong-minority-department/amp_articleshow/51556056.cms |access-date=2026-03-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> where he served as a senior leader and vice-chairman of the [[Goa Congress]] minority cell. He resigned from the party on 17 March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Another blow to Congress: Senior Goa leader Savio Rodrigues resigns on Twitter |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-another-blow-to-congress-senior-goa-leader-savio-rodrigues-resigns-on-twitter-2356170 |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

On 4 January 2022, Rodrigues joined the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] in the presence of Goa unit president, [[Sadanand Tanavade]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PEOPLE HAVE MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT PM MODI: SAVIO RODRIGUES |url=https://www.prudentmedia.in/politics/people-have-misunderstanding-about-pm-modi-savio-rodrigues/20163.html |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=www.prudentmedia.in |language=en}}</ref> He then unsuccessfully contested in the [[2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] from the [[Velim Assembly constituency]] and lost to [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] candidate, [[Cruz Silva]] with a margin of 4,059 votes, securing the sixth place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Goa General Legislative Election 2022 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14168-goa-general-legislative-election-2022/ |access-date=28 March 2026 |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rodrigues is married to Myrtle. The couple has two daughters, Kaydence and Kianna.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Rodrigues |first=Savio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vATFjwEACAAJ |title=Karmic Ishq |date=2015-07-21 |publisher=Cinnamonteal Design and Publishing |isbn=978-93-85523-03-8 |language=en}}</ref> He currently resides at Baga, [[Velim, Goa|Velim]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Savio – Savio Rodrigues |url=https://saviorodrigues.com/about-savio/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> Rodrigues practices Christian faith but claims to have "[[Hindu]] roots."<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Savio |date=18 November 2021 |title=I am a Christian by my faith but Hindu by my roots. That's me. You cannot accept this fact about me, then it is your problem not mine. |url=https://twitter.com/PrinceArihan/status/1461172657701810181?t=u69iwcSRnIoTFoywSxMaCw&s=19 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
On 14 April 2011, Rodrigues filed a petition in the [[Bombay High Court]] at [[Panjim]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ban sought on release of 'Dum Maro Dum' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ban-sought-on-release-of-dum-maro-dum-1528964 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> seeking a ban on the release of the 2011 [[Hindi-language]] movie, ''[[Dum Maaro Dum (film)|Dum Maaro Dum]],'' claiming that it showed the state of [[Goa]] in bad light. He also objected to the constitution of a seven member committee to examine the movie before its released in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Govind Kamat Maad|date=14 Apr 2011 |title=Savio Rodrigues, who has filed a petition in the court seeking a ban on the controversial movie Dum maro dum, has taken objections to the constitution of the seven-member committee by the government to examine the movie before its release. - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/savio-rodrigues-who-has-filed-a-petition-in-the-court-seeking-a-ban-on-the-controversial-movie-dum-maro-dum-has-taken-objections-to-the-constitution-of-the-seven-member-committee-by-the-government-to-examine-the-movie-before-its-release-/articleshow/7984241.cms |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> On 19 April, the court dismissed Rodrigues's petition, allowing the film to be released.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=Dum Maro Dum PIL dismissed - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/dum-maro-dum-pil-dismissed/articleshow/8017088.cms |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en|last1=Prabhakar |first1=Jyothi }}</ref>

A 2024 article by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' alleged that Rodrigues was a part of an Indian operation to overthrow [[Mohamed Muizzu]], the [[President of Maldives]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-30 |first=Gerry |last=Shih |first2=Siddharthya |last2=Roy |title=A plot in paradise and India’s struggle for influence in Asia |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/30/maldives-president-muizzu-india-china-influence/ |access-date=2026-04-16 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-01 |title=Report links India to anti-Muizzu plot, Maldives ex-prez denies it |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/report-links-india-to-anti-muizzu-plot-maldives-ex-prez-denies-it/articleshow/116842941.cms |access-date=2026-04-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last=Rodrigues |first=Savio |date=21 July 2015 |title=Karmic Ishq |location=[[Margao, Goa]], India|publisher=Cinnamon Teal Print And Publishing Services |isbn=9789385523038}}
*{{cite book |last2=Rodrigues |first2=Savio |first1=Amit |last1=Bagaria|date=4 June 2021 |title=Modi Stole My Mask: The Truth about India's COVID Crisis |location=[[Gurgaon, Haryana]], India|publisher=Garuda Prakashan Private Limited|isbn=9781942426554}}
*{{cite book |last=Rodrigues |first=Savio |date=10 May 2024 |title=The Path to Peace: Conflict Avoidance the Jesus Way |location=[[Velim, Goa]], India|publisher=Kianna Publishers |asin=B0D3XZ3BHB}}

==References==
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Arshelina at 17:39, 17 April 2026