The Catholic bishops of India on March 17 joined political and social leaders to mourn the death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, an alumnus of a Church school. Parrikar, who had been battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year, died in the evening at his son’s home in Panaji, the state capital. He was 63.
As reported by mattersindia.com, a condolence message from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India that expressed “profound sorrow at the sad demise”, read, “We can truly say that Goa and India have lost a great leader and the Christian community has lost a sincere and honest friend.” The conference offered condolences to Parrikar’s two sons and other family members. “We pray for the repose of his soul,” adds the message issued soon after the death was announced.
Parrikar’s health had been fluctuating for several days and worsened on March 16 morning. The former Defense Minister had been in and out of the hospital in Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and New York since February 2018. Last month, he was admitted in the Goa Medical College and Hospital near Panaji.
Source: www.mattersindia.com
