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SME Times News Bureau | 18 Mar, 2019
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar passed away at his private residence
here on Sunday evening after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.
He was 63.
The condition of Parrikar, diagnosed with advanced
pancreatic cancer in February last year and in and out of hospitals in
Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York since then, had turned "extremely
critical" on Sunday, the Chief Minister's Office tweeted earlier in the
day.
President Ram Nath Kovind expressed his grief.
"Extremely
sorry to hear of the passing of Shri Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister
of Goa, after an illness borne with fortitude and dignity. An epitome of
integrity and dedication in public life, his service to the people of
Goa and of India will not be forgotten," he said in a tweet.
Other leaders, cutting across party lines, mourned his death.
"Shri
Manohar Parrikar is no more. A sincere, honest & sensitive
political activist. Was simple and down to earth, I learnt a lot from
Shri.Parrikar. As Raksha Mantri his contribution to making the armed
forces a modernised, lean & mean fighting machine will remain
unparalleled, tweeted Defence Minister Nirmala Sithraman. "Extremely
saddened by the untimely demise of my good friend Manohar Parrikar ji.
An epitome of impeccable integrity, a down to earth personality, the
first IITian to become CM of a state, great son of India gone too
soon... RIP my dear friend...," Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said in a
tweet.
"I am deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Goa
CM, Shri Manohar Parrikar Ji, who bravely battled a debilitating illness
for over a year. Respected and admired across party lines, he was one
of Goa's favourite sons. My condolences to his family in this time of
grief," tweeted Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
Congress General
Secretary Priyanka Gandhi tweeted, "My condolences to the bereaved
family of Shri. Manohar Parrikar. I met him only once, when he
graciously visited my mother at the hospital two years ago. May his soul
rest in peace."
The first Bharatiya Janata Party leader to be
Goa Chief Minister, Parrikar headed the state from 2000-05 and 2012-14,
before joining the Narendra Modi government as Defence Minister from
2014.
The country's first Indian Institute of Technology alumnus
to serve as Chief Minister of a state, he assumed the mantle on four
occasions from 2000, but could not complete a single full term in
office.
He returned to state politics in 2017 to lead a coalition
government headed by the BJP and continued in office despite his
protracted illness and amid criticism from the Opposition and civil
society, which had repeatedly demanded his resignation on health
grounds.
A widower, Parrikar is survived by his two sons, Utpal and Abhijat, their wives and a grandson.
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