10th Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar (13 December 1955 – 17 March 2019) was an Indian politician and leader of BJP. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 14 March 2017 till his death. Previously, he was the chief minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2014.
Parrikar proposed the name of Narendra Modi as a PM candidate before the 2013 BJP parliamentary elections convention in Goa. He served in the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Defence Minister of India from 2014 to 2017. He was a former member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani, Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale paid floral tributes to Mr. Parrikar.
The final rites were performed and mortal remains of Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar were consigned to flames at Miramar near here with full military and state honours on Monday evening.
Former Defence Minister was given a 21-gun salute at the last rites.
The mortal remains of the 63-year-old BJP leader and four-time Chief Minister were kept in a flower-decked Army hearse which left the Kala Academy at Panaji for the Miramar beach.
BJP National president Amit Shah, Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, some Chief Ministers, including Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadanvis and some of his ministerial colleagues were present for the final rites at Miramar.
Parrikar proposed the name of Narendra Modi as a PM candidate before the 2013 BJP parliamentary elections convention in Goa. He served in the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Defence Minister of India from 2014 to 2017. He was a former member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani, Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale paid floral tributes to Mr. Parrikar.
The final rites were performed and mortal remains of Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar were consigned to flames at Miramar near here with full military and state honours on Monday evening.
Former Defence Minister was given a 21-gun salute at the last rites.
The mortal remains of the 63-year-old BJP leader and four-time Chief Minister were kept in a flower-decked Army hearse which left the Kala Academy at Panaji for the Miramar beach.
BJP National president Amit Shah, Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, some Chief Ministers, including Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadanvis and some of his ministerial colleagues were present for the final rites at Miramar.
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