Manohar Parrikar cremated with full state honours

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Manohar Parrikar cremated with full state honours

The last rites of Parrikar were performed at the Miramar beach

Monday March 18, 2019 10:53 PM, ummid.com News Network

[Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Parrikar at the Kala Academy and met his family members and offered his condolences to them. (Photo: @narendramodi/Twitter)]

Panaji (Goa): Manohar Parrikar -- Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister -- was cremated with full state honours at Panjim's Miramar Beach Monday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a large number of ministers from the Centre and states were present on the occasion to pay their last respects.

The last rites of Parrikar were performed at the Miramar beach, next to the memorial of Goa's first chief minister Dayanand Bandodkar, who was also cremated there

The 63-year-old BJP leader was battling pancreatic cancer. He died at his private residence near Panaji around 06:40 pm Sunday.

He is survived by two sons and their families. He has been suffering from pancreatic ailment for the last one year and has undergone treatment in the US as well as at AIIMS, Delhi, and a private hospital in Mumbai.

Thousands had joined the funeral procession -- a testimony to the affection and love Parrikar received from the people of Goa, that ultimately made him its tallest leader.

The government has announced national mourning today, during which schools and colleges remained closed.

Earlier, a pall of gloom descended on the BJP office and hundreds of Parrikar supporters turned emotional when his mortal remains, wrapped in the tricolour, were brought there.

As the vehicle carrying his body travelled 5 km from his private residence in Dona Paula to Panaji in the morning, people tried to catch a glimpse of the leader, who rose from the small coastal state to become the country's defence minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Parrikar at the Kala Academy and met his family members and offered his condolences to them. Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman also met Parrikar's family members. [With inputs from PTI]

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