Panaji: Goa's first woman chief minister Shashikala Kakodkar today died at her Altinho residence in Panaji after prolonged illness. She was 81.
Ms Kakodkar, the daughter of former Goa chief minister Dayanand Bandodkar, died around 1.10 pm, her son Samir Kakodkar said.
The Goa government has announced two days state mourning, while all government offices were given holiday today.
Following her father's death in 1973 while being still in office, she became chief minister and continued to be in power till being ousted by the split within Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in 1979.
She is survived by three sons. The final rites would be performed on Saturday evening.
"We have lost the woman whose contribution in the development of the state was immense," he said.
"We are orphaned by the death of Shashikala Kakodkar. She has been a crusader of regional languages," Subhash Velingkar, convener of BBSM, said.
MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar said in her death Goa has lost an "Iron lady".
Ms Kakodkar, the daughter of former Goa chief minister Dayanand Bandodkar, died around 1.10 pm, her son Samir Kakodkar said.
The Goa government has announced two days state mourning, while all government offices were given holiday today.
Following her father's death in 1973 while being still in office, she became chief minister and continued to be in power till being ousted by the split within Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in 1979.
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She is survived by three sons. The final rites would be performed on Saturday evening.
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"We have lost the woman whose contribution in the development of the state was immense," he said.
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"We are orphaned by the death of Shashikala Kakodkar. She has been a crusader of regional languages," Subhash Velingkar, convener of BBSM, said.
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MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar said in her death Goa has lost an "Iron lady".
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