Manohar Parrikar passes away: Amitabh, Akshay, Varun send out condolences for the Goa CM

March 17 was a sad day as news of Goa CM Manohar Parrikar’s demise broke out. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a few months before and he died fighting cancer at his son’s house yesterday. He was 63. The late CM was the building block of the BJP government’s effortless working in Goa. He always wanted to serve the people of India till his last breath and he did make the people of Goa proud of their development. His sudden death brought a wave of shock amongst the Hindi cinema industry as well. From Amitabh Bachchan to Akshay Kumar, many celebs took to their social media page to pay their condolences.

In his tweet, Amitabh Bachchan wrote, “T 3122 – Manohar Parikar CM Goa, passes away  .. a gentleman to the core, simple in demeanour and well respected .. spent few short moments with him .. very dignified .. fought his illness bravely .. prayers and condolences.” Akshay Kumar, who has had the chance to meet the CM also took to Twitter to give his regards. Varun Dhawan, Randeep Hooda also had warm things to say about the three times CM of Goa. Check out the tweets right here:

T 3123 -" We cant go back and change the beginning, but we can start where we are and change the ending. " ~

जहाँ से शुरुआत हुई , उसे शायद हम, वापस जाके बदल न सकें ; लेकिन हम जहाँ अब हैं , वहाँ से शुरुआत कर के , जहाँ हम उसका अंत करना चाहते हैं , वो तो बदल ही सकते हैं ~ ab

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 18, 2019

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

T 3122 – Manohar Parikar CM Goa, passes away .. a gentleman to the core, simple in demeanour and well respected .. spent few short moments with him .. very dignified .. fought his illness bravely .. prayers and condolences 🙏🙏

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 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

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

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

RIP Shri #ManoharParrikar Condolences and strength to the family in this tragic time of grief.

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) March 17, 2019

So very Saddened to hear about the sudden demise if Shri. MANOHAR Parrikar Ji. A dynamic and Honorable Soul.. Rest now in peace in Heaven sir .🙏🙏🙏@manoharparrikar

— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) March 17, 2019

Goa has been an important and a favourite of Bollywood filmmakers as far as shoots are concerned. CM Parrikar’s government had always helped Bollywood have hassle-free shoots benefiting the industry as well as boosting local tourism. We at CineBlitz also pay our condolences.