Manohar Parrikar To Be Accorded State Funeral With Full Military Honours At Miramar; Government Declares National Mourning

Goa chief minister and former defence minister Manohar Parrikar, who died battling a pancreatic ailment for over a year will be accorded a state funeral with full military honours on Monday (18 March), reports Business Standard.

Parrikar, who had also served as the the Defence Minister between 2014-17, died on Sunday (17 March) at his private residence in Dona Paula, Goa.

"The Ministry of Defence is requested to make arrangements for state funeral with full military honours," MHA Joint Secretary S K Shahi was quoted as saying by BS.

"The government has decided that state funeral will be accorded to the departed dignitary," Shahi was quoted as saying in a circular.

Parikkar's final rites will be performed at 5 pm on Monday at the Miramar beach, next to the memorial of Dayanand Bandodkar, Goa's first Chief Minister, who was also cremated there.

"His mortal remains would be brought to the BJP office in the morning where they will be kept for an hour before being taking to the Kala Academy to allow people to pay their last respects before his final journey," BJP spokesperson was quoted as saying.

The central government has declared national mourning on Monday (18 March). The national flag will fly at half-mast across the country.