Bollywood Condoles Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s Death

Bollywood stars pour remember and extend condolences on Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's demise.

New Delhi: Hours after Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar (63) breathed his last on Sunday after battling advanced pancreatic cancer for over an year, condolences started to pour in from the Bollywood fraternity.

Parrikar, who also served as the defence minister in 2014-2017 under the Narendra Modi government, is survived by his sons, Utpal and Abhijat, their wives and a grandson.

Here’s what Bollywood said:

T 3122 – Manohar Parrikar CM of Goa, passes away .. a gentle , soft spoken simple minded person .. respected .. fought his illness with dignity and great spirit .. had on a few occasions spent some time with him .. a soft smile always adorned his face .. sad with the news .. 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/vFTCeMMDxf

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 17, 2019

Deeply deeply saddened to know about the untimely demise of Shri #ManoharParrikar ji. He was one of the most real, dignified, intelligent, warm, down-to-earth & honest person I had met. He had a great quality of inspiring people so effortlessly. Will miss him. Om Shanti.🙏 pic.twitter.com/4i4noSWSDZ

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) March 17, 2019

Extremely sad at hearing about the demise of Sh. Manohar Parrikar Ji. I feel blessed to have had the fortune of meeting and knowing a sincere and good soul as he was. Heartfelt condolences to his family🙏🏻

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 17, 2019

Man of few words,simple,epitome of integrity&efficiency,a straight shooter,defence minister,3 time chief minister of Goa,away from the trappings of a person in power,IITian,well mannered,a true servant of the nation, an example to follow for one and all.. Salute #ManoharParrikar pic.twitter.com/geIG1dA0vz

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) March 17, 2019

Very sad to hear about the demise of sh Manohar Parrikar ji. I had meet him in goa and he was very kind and encouraging to me. A good man #formerdefenceminister #goachiefminister

— Varun ZAFAR Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) March 17, 2019

Sad to hear about the loss of one of our finest leaders, #ManoharParrikar ji. May he rest in peace. My prayers are with the grieving family & friends.

— Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) March 17, 2019