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21 March 2012 06:19 IST
Tourism, forest and environment minister Matanhy Saldhana expired after a massive heart attack today morning.
He was 64.
He started getting pains at around 2 am and rushed to the city hospital immediately by his wife.
“The heart attack was massive and we could not save him”, said Dr Oscar Rebello.
Dr Rebello even called other colleagues in order to save him. But it was futile.
He breathed his last at around 3.30 am.
Saldhana had returned home at around 1 am after attending Shigmo festival in Canacona.
After getting the news, chief minister Manohar Parrikar also rushed to his Taleigao residence.
Saldhana, basically an activist and environmentalist, was elected for the second time from Cortalim, this time on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.
Earlier, in 2002, he was elected as the United Goans Democratic Party and had served as the minister in the then Manohar Parrikar-led government as the tourism and sports minister.
Born on 24 October 1948, he was once again sworn in on 16 March as the minister in a five-member cabinet of Parrikar.
A teacher by profession at Don Bosco Highschool in Panaji, Saldhana has been associated with almost all the major social issues, may it be of Konkani language, environment, fishing or even Konkan railway from the student days.
He was the founder and chairman of the National Fish Workers’ Forum, general secretary of Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott, member of International Collective of Fish Workers and several other organizations including Konkani Bhasha Mandal.
Saldhana had taken initiative in fighting major issues like pollution of Zuari Industries in Sancoale, Konkan railway realignment as well as to make Konkani the official language of the state.
He had also taken initiative in forming Gomant Lok Pokx in late 80s and was its founder general secretary.
They were also running an English weekly "The Goan Weekly", raising several vital issues confronting Goa.
www.goanews.com
Late Mathany Saldhanha was a true Goan although under him the VCD embioglo was forced into the schools classrooms but he was definately the first opnent of the cancellation of "Good Friday " holiday by the BJP govt . He was the face or mascot of BJP during the assemble elections2012. Looking up at him chotolic voters brushed aside the sins committed by the BJPduring their earlier stint of 2004.
Special status to Goa will reamin a distant dream now that the cruseader is no more. May God send us another good christian leader with guts in the rulling BJP who will stand for us and goans at large.
May God grant etenal rest to the departed soul.
21 March 2012 06:19 IST
Tourism, forest and environment minister Matanhy Saldhana expired after a massive heart attack today morning.
He was 64.
He started getting pains at around 2 am and rushed to the city hospital immediately by his wife.
“The heart attack was massive and we could not save him”, said Dr Oscar Rebello.
Dr Rebello even called other colleagues in order to save him. But it was futile.
He breathed his last at around 3.30 am.
Saldhana had returned home at around 1 am after attending Shigmo festival in Canacona.
After getting the news, chief minister Manohar Parrikar also rushed to his Taleigao residence.
Saldhana, basically an activist and environmentalist, was elected for the second time from Cortalim, this time on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.
Earlier, in 2002, he was elected as the United Goans Democratic Party and had served as the minister in the then Manohar Parrikar-led government as the tourism and sports minister.
Born on 24 October 1948, he was once again sworn in on 16 March as the minister in a five-member cabinet of Parrikar.
A teacher by profession at Don Bosco Highschool in Panaji, Saldhana has been associated with almost all the major social issues, may it be of Konkani language, environment, fishing or even Konkan railway from the student days.
He was the founder and chairman of the National Fish Workers’ Forum, general secretary of Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott, member of International Collective of Fish Workers and several other organizations including Konkani Bhasha Mandal.
Saldhana had taken initiative in fighting major issues like pollution of Zuari Industries in Sancoale, Konkan railway realignment as well as to make Konkani the official language of the state.
He had also taken initiative in forming Gomant Lok Pokx in late 80s and was its founder general secretary.
They were also running an English weekly "The Goan Weekly", raising several vital issues confronting Goa.
www.goanews.com
Late Mathany Saldhanha was a true Goan although under him the VCD embioglo was forced into the schools classrooms but he was definately the first opnent of the cancellation of "Good Friday " holiday by the BJP govt . He was the face or mascot of BJP during the assemble elections2012. Looking up at him chotolic voters brushed aside the sins committed by the BJPduring their earlier stint of 2004.
Special status to Goa will reamin a distant dream now that the cruseader is no more. May God send us another good christian leader with guts in the rulling BJP who will stand for us and goans at large.
May God grant etenal rest to the departed soul.
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