PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar died on Sunday, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Twitter. Parrikar, 63, was suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer.
Since February 2018, Goa CM Manohar Parrikar had been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York after he was diagnosed with a pancreatic condition.President of India Ramnath Kovind has condoled the death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Parrikar who proposed the name of Narendra Modi as the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate in 2013 ahead of the 2014 national election.A graduate in metallurgical engineering from IIT-Bombay in 1978.
Parrikar had first made a trip to the United States for treatment in March 2018 and was admitted to Delhi’s AIIMS in September after his condition deteriorated. He returned to Goa in October, but continued to work from his residence.
The Shiv Sena, which is an ally of the BJP in Maharashtra, said the ruling party was afraid of losing control over Goa.The Congress has been demanding the dismissal of the BJP government since last year.
Manohar Parrikar started off in the RSS when he was young and studied at the Indian Institute of Science.he was elected to Goa’s Assembly in 1994. He became chief minister for the first time in 2000 and in 2014 replaced Arun Jaitley as Minister of Defence.
In his message, Home Minister Rajnath Singh says: “Deeply saddened and pained by the demise of my dear friend & Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Manohar Parrikar.He was known for his honesty, integrity and simplicity.
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Parrikar was a honest and sensitive political activist. Congress President Rahul Gandhi called Parrikar one of “Goa’s favourite sons”.BJP President Amit Shah said, “Entire BJP stands firmly with Parrikar ji’s family.
