NEW DELHI : Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who had been battling a pancreatic cancer for more than a year died at his home in Panaji at the age of 63 on Sunday.
NEW DELHI : Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who had been battling a pancreatic cancer for more than a year died at his home in Panaji at the age of 63 on Sunday.
Since February last year, the former Defence Minister had been in and out of hospital in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York.
Earlier today, his office tweeted that he was "extremely critical". The three-time chief minister had said in January that he "will serve Goa till my last breath."
Manohar Parrikar was the Defence Minister in 2016 when India conducted a surgical strike on terror launch pads across the Line of Control days after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri.
Parrikar headed a coalition government, which is supported by the Goa Forward Party (GFP), the Maharashravadi Gomantak Party (MGP), and three Independent lawmakers in Goa.
His death leaves the state in a crisis, as the Congress has written to the Goa Governor to dismiss the "minority" government, and to invite them to form the government.
Since February last year, the former Defence Minister had been in and out of hospital in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York.
Earlier today, his office tweeted that he was "extremely critical". The three-time chief minister had said in January that he "will serve Goa till my last breath."
Manohar Parrikar was the Defence Minister in 2016 when India conducted a surgical strike on terror launch pads across the Line of Control days after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri.
Parrikar headed a coalition government, which is supported by the Goa Forward Party (GFP), the Maharashravadi Gomantak Party (MGP), and three Independent lawmakers in Goa.
His death leaves the state in a crisis, as the Congress has written to the Goa Governor to dismiss the "minority" government, and to invite them to form the government.