LIVE | PM Modi pays last respects to Manohar Parrikar

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, 63, passed away at his private residence in Panaji after battling pancreatic cancer for over a year.

. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who breathed his last on Sunday will always be remembered for his spartan lifestyle and common man approach as he ruled a state known as a glitzy tourist destination.

. From putting an emphasis on indigenisation in the defence sector to ensuring that a home-grown fighter jet joins the air force fleet, from the defence forces carrying out a surgical strike to the signing of the Rafale deal, Manohar Parrikar had an eventful tenure as the defence minister.

. Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who died after a long illness, would be accorded state funeral with full military honours on Monday, according to the home ministry.

. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to attend the funeral of Manohar Parrikar, final confirmation awaited

. A pall of gloom descended in Goa on Monday as it prepares tobid adieu toManohar Parrikar. Huge posters and banners of Parrikar in the roads of Panjim, the capital of the tiny tourism state.

. A cortege carrying Manohar Parrikar mortal remains arrives at Panjim BJP headquarters, cries of 'Manoharbhai amar rahe, amar rahe' rent the air

. Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Monday held talks here with party leaders and alliance partner Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) to select a new Goa chief minister following the death of Manohar Parrikar.

. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also paid last respects to Parrikar

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