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Manohar Parrikar, who rose from a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to become the country’s Defence Minister and also chief minister of Goa, enjoyed a man-next-door image in the politically-volatile coastal state. (Express Archive)
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Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar died at his private residence in Panaji on Sunday. He was 63. (Express archive)
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Defence minister Manohar Parrikar at BJP Headquarters in Panjim on Saturday morning. Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 11th March 2017, Panaji. *** Local Caption *** Defence minister Manohar Parrikar at BJP Headquarters in Panjim on Saturday morning. Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 11th March 2017, Panaji.
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Manohar Parrikar death: Born on December 13, 1955 into a middle class family, his political career began as an RSS pracharak and he continued working for the Sangh even after graduating from IIT-Bombay as a metallurgical engineer. (Express Archive)
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Manohar Parrikar death: As defence minister, Parrikar had pressed for modernisation of the armed forces and under him, India carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Myanmar. (Express Archive)
Manohar Parrikar death: It was during Parrikar's ministerial leadership that the Surgical Strikes across the LoC was approved in September 2016, which has since then changed the way India’s response to the Pakistan’s attacks. (Express archive) 
Manohar Parrikar death: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Goa on Monday morning to pay tribute to chief minister Manohar Parrikar who died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday. (Express archive) -
Parrikar would be accorded a state funeral with full military honours, according to the home ministry. The central government has announced national mourning on Monday. (Express Archive)
