The late Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar was accorded a gun salute amid full state honours at Miramar beach as his journey ends on Monday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union and state ministers were present on the occasion to pay their last respects to the leader. Thousands had joined the funeral procession -- a testimony to the affection he received from the people of the seaside state, that ultimately made him its tallest leader. After a State funeral was accorded to Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, his mortal remains were consigned to flames at Miramar Beach in Panaji.

The late Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar was accorded a gun salute amid full state honours at Miramar beach as his journey ends on Monday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union and state ministers were present on the occasion to pay their last respects to the leader. Thousands had joined the funeral procession -- a testimony to the affection he received from the people of the seaside state, that ultimately made him its tallest leader. After a State funeral was accorded to Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, his mortal remains were consigned to flames at Miramar Beach in Panaji.