Goa Chief Minister Passes Away After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

National Mourning Today

Prime Minister Modi to attend Last Rites

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, a former defence minister who had been battling a pancreatic ailment for over a year, died at his private residence on Sunday.

Details:

• Manohar Parrikar was 63.
• The health of Parrikar, a technocrat-turned-politician and BJP stalwart, took a turn for the worse in the past two days after his medical condition fluctuated for over a year.
• The four-term chief minister was flown to the US for treatment in March last year.
• A widower, Parrikar is survived by his two sons and their families.
• The Central Government announced National Mourning on Monday.
• Several top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nitin Gadkari, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh will be in Goa on Monday to attend Manohar Parrikar's last rites.
• PM Modi condoled the death of Parrikar, hailing him as an "unparalleled leader".

About Manohar Parrikar:

• Born on December 13, 1955 into a middle-class family, his political career began as an RSS pracharak and he continued working for the Sangh even after graduating from IIT-Bombay as a metallurgical engineer.
• Parrikar entered electoral politics in 1994 when he won on a BJP ticket from Panaji constituency.
• He was the defence minister from November 2014 to March 2017 during the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Manohar Parrikar was a leader who enjoyed acceptance from all sections of the BJP and beyond.
• He played a key role in making the BJP a force to reckon with in Goa, which remained for long a Congress bastion, with regional outfits having pockets of influence.

Question:

Q. Manohar Parrikar was the Chief Minister of which state who has died battling a pancreatic ailment on 17th March 2019?
a. Goa
b. Maharashtra
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Karnataka