New Delhi: Manohar Parrikar, the Chief Minister of Goa and former defence minister, died at his private residence in Panaji, Goa, on Sunday. He was 63. The announcement came just a few hours after Parrikar's office issued a statement, informing the media that the minister's condition was "extremely critical" and that doctors were trying their best.
Parrikar was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in February 2018 and has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York since.
As the news spread, Indians took to social media to pay their last respects.