Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar returned home on Thursday, 14 June, more than three months after he had gone to the US for medical treatment, reported PTI. Since March 2018, he was being given specialised treatment for a pancreatic ailment in the US.
He landed in Mumbai on Thursday and took a flight to Panaji from there, reported PTI.
ANI quoted him as saying, “It feels nice to be back.”
He had been admitted multiple times to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital and the Goa Medical College and Hospital between February and March.
Parikkar went to Mumbai for a checkup on 5 March, when he was referred to the US for specialised treatment. He left for the US on 7 March.
Before leaving for the US, Parikkar had formed a cabinet advisory committee to look after the state administration on governance and other issues during his absence.
A cabinet minister in the BJP-led coalition government had told NDTV that Parikkar has asked to meet his cabinet a day after his return.
(With inputs from ANI, PTI and NDTV.)
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