Amitabh Bachchan expresses grief over Manohar Parrikar’s demise

The Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar fought a hard battle with cancer. Ram Nath Kovind made the announcement of his death today. Noted Bollywood actor and megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to describe what a gentle and soft spoken, simple minded person Manohar was.

“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 ..,” tweeted the actor.

Amitabh Bachchan has long been linked with BJP, either for praising the party or controversies attached to them. Before BJP came into ruling power too, Amitabh Bachchan had close ties with BJP president Amit Shah. Interestingly, Big B and late Manohar too had spent time together at more than one occasions. Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaifand Salman Khan too met the late CM of GoaManohar Parrikar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also tweeted his condolences an hour back. He called Manohar an unparalleled leader, a true patriot and exceptional administrator. He also praised the ex-defense minister Manohar and called him the builder of modern Goa.