Late Manohar Parrikar conferred Padma Bhushan by President

Panaji, Nov 8 (UNI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday expressed happiness over conferring the Padma Bhushan award on former Defence Minister Late Manohar Parrikar and said it was a moment of pride.
Taking to Twitter, he said, ”It’s a moment of pride as Goa’s beloved son, Former Defense Minister of India & Former CM of Goa Shri Manohar Parrikar was awarded the #PadmaBhushan posthumously. His son Shri @uparrikar received the honour at the hands of Hon’ble President Shri RamNath Kovind ji.”
”It is truly an honor of the simple but visionary and dedicated life in service of the people & Nation. His visionary decisions took the state to new heights. He took landmark decisions as the Defense Minister that put India on the path of becoming a great power in the World,” he said.
Manohar Parrikar, four-time Chief Minister of Goa and former defence minister of India, died on March 17, 2019, losing an intense battle with cancer.