Odisha CM condoles death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Mar 17, 2019 at 8:58 PM Updated On : Mar 17, 2019 at 8:59 PM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled the death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who passed away at his private residence on Sunday evening after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.

Though there has been no announcement made from the Chief Minister’s Office. The CM’s tweet is the only official communication on Mr. Parrikar’s passing.

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“Deeply saddened by news of the passing away of former Defence Minister of India & Chief Minister, Goa #ManoharParrikar. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends & followers. May his soul rest in peace,” Naveen wrote.

Deeply saddened by news of the passing away of former Defence Minister of India & Chief Minister, Goa #ManoharParrikar. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends & followers. May his soul rest in peace.

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) March 17, 2019

Other leaders in the State, cutting across party lines, mourned his death.

A widower, Parrikar, 63, is survived by his two sons, Utpal and Abhijat, their wives and a grandson.

He had undergone treatment in hospitals of the US and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi.