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VASCO
Hundreds of people from different walks of life from Vasco and across the State, including politicians, government officials, business persons and traders, mourned the death of B Sadashiva Rao at Sai Sadan, Dabolim on Saturday morning.
A huge queues of cars was noticed all along the NH17 highway as people poured to pay their last respects.
A large number of shops in the markets were closed for half day as a mark of respect to the beloved son from Mormugao taluka.
The final rites on Rao were performed on Saturday at the Hindu Crematorium in Kharewado. The funeral procession began at around 11.30 from his house and a truck fully decorated by flowers with a big photo frame of Rao carried the body of Rao to Vasco Via Chicalim.
At every step, people were seen in sadness and there was a huge rush of people following the vehicle on bikes till the Kharewado crematorium.
Rao, 60 is survived by his wife Seema Rao, Daughter Shreya Rao and son Shreyash Rao.
It may be recalled that family of Rao, who was declared brain dead at 11 pm in Manipal Hospital on April 5, had decided to donate all organs for the fellow citizens in trouble.
A team officially sent by ROTTO SOTTO Mumbai had arrived Goa by a chartered flight and after harvesting the organs, returned to Mumbai.
In a rare move, Goa Police on Friday had provided a green corridor while airport authorities had helped facilitate quick landing and take off of the special chartered flight.
Sadashiva: A ‘Messiah’ to small traders
VASCO: Late B Sadashiva Rao, a chartered accountant by profession, was popular among the business fraternity in Vasco and fondly known as Messiah, by small traders. Rao was instrumental and the pillar of strength in guiding them to establish their own business by providing business ideas about various government schemes and also speaking to banks to help them gain loans.
Rao was also well known to help a lot of people financially, without charging interest, to set up establishments of their own.
A lot of people who earlier worked at other shops today have their own business, thanks to Rao. Rao was the one point answer to all queries of traders in Vasco and besides his office, there was always a queue of people visiting his home for suggestion to invest money.
Businessman Khaleel Ahmed, who was close to Rao, described him as a person who would never say no nor ignore anyone who met him.
“If not for him, I would never be able to be into business today. He has set the life of me and my elder brother who is become an exporter and a big supplier of garments all thanks to his help, suggestion and guidance.” “There will never be a replacement for a person like him. Today, almost all shops in the markets were closed for half day to pay our respects and small traders are wondering who they will approach next for guidance. He was a true Messiah,” said Ahmed.
Ex-Minister Jose Philip D’Souza, who was also present, said all the good deeds of Rao would be remembered for a long time and he praised the family to have donated his organs after he was declared brain dead.
