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PANAJI
In a first, the two sons of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar - Utpal and Abhijat - joined scores of party cadres and leaders from his Panaji constituency to lead the critically ailing leader’s birthday commemoration on Thursday.
They offered prayers at the Mahalaxmi temple in the capital for his well being and were accompanied by former Panaji MLA Sidharth Kuncolienkar, party workers and functionaries and others.
Later, they converged at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters where a blood donation camp was organised, a routine on Parrikar’s birthday for several years now.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP’s national president Amit Shah also wished Parrikar on twitter.
Shah tweeted: “Wishing a very happy birthday to the Chief Minister of Goa, Shri @manoharparrikar ji. His passion and commitment towards the development of Goa is truly great, I pray for his good health.”
Parrikar has been fighting advanced pancreatic cancer since he was first diagnosed with the serious ailment in February. He has been treated in the main at the globally reputed Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. Intermittent treatment and emergency care was availed in hospitals at Mumbai and Goa besides AIIMS Delhi.
Since October 15, the day he returned from AIIMS Delhi, he is confined to his private residence at Dona Paula away from public view where he is being monitored by a team of doctors drawn from the Goa Medical College.
Meanwhile Goa Pradesh Congress president Girish Chodankar and other Congress leaders have also wished the chief minister good health through messages and on social media platforms.
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s two sons, Utpal and Abhijat, joined scores of party cadres and leaders from his Panaji constituency to lead the critically ailing leader’s birthday commemoration
They offered prayers at the Mahalaxmi temple in the capital for his well being and were accompanied by former Panaji MLA Sidharth Kuncolienkar
A blood donation camp was organised at the BJP headquarters, a routine on Parrikar’s birthday for several years
Goa Pradesh Congress president Girish Chodankar and other Congress leaders have also wished the CM good health through messages and on social media platforms
