By means of PTI
PANAJI: Goa Leader Minister Pramod Sawant’s father Pandurang Sawant has mentioned his circle of relatives and his son don’t seem to be new to being known as “outsiders”, however it does now not disturb them.
CM Sawant, who will flip 50 on Monday, has incessantly been labelled by way of some political and social activists as an “outsider” belonging to Sawantwadi in neighbouring Maharashtra.
The manager minister’s father, a former functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), informed PTI that his circle of relatives has no reference to Sawantwadi and they’ve been dwelling in Kothambi village of North Goa for the ultimate 4 generations.
“My grandfather got here right here right through his youth from Undir village in Ponda (South Goa) the place a few of our members of the family nonetheless are living. Our ancestral position is Parse in Pernem taluka of North Goa,” he mentioned.
“When my son was once selected to contest the election at the BJP price tag for the primary time in 2008, we confronted a an identical time table. Any individual went and informed (BJP chief) Manohar Parrikar that Pramod Sawant is an interloper,” Pandurang Sawant mentioned, whilst lauding Parrikar for coaching his son in administrative abilities.
Pramod Sawant, a health care provider and three-time MLA from Sankhalim in North Goa, first received the state Meeting ballot in 2012.
He was once first sworn in as the executive minister in 2019 after the death of then CM Parrikar.
He began his 2nd time period because the CM in 2022 after the BJP received the state Meeting polls.
PANAJI: Goa Leader Minister Pramod Sawant’s father Pandurang Sawant has mentioned his circle of relatives and his son don’t seem to be new to being known as “outsiders”, however it does now not disturb them.
CM Sawant, who will flip 50 on Monday, has incessantly been labelled by way of some political and social activists as an “outsider” belonging to Sawantwadi in neighbouring Maharashtra.
The manager minister’s father, a former functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), informed PTI that his circle of relatives has no reference to Sawantwadi and they’ve been dwelling in Kothambi village of North Goa for the ultimate 4 generations.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“My grandfather got here right here right through his youth from Undir village in Ponda (South Goa) the place a few of our members of the family nonetheless are living. Our ancestral position is Parse in Pernem taluka of North Goa,” he mentioned.
“When my son was once selected to contest the election at the BJP price tag for the primary time in 2008, we confronted a an identical time table. Any individual went and informed (BJP chief) Manohar Parrikar that Pramod Sawant is an interloper,” Pandurang Sawant mentioned, whilst lauding Parrikar for coaching his son in administrative abilities.
Pramod Sawant, a health care provider and three-time MLA from Sankhalim in North Goa, first received the state Meeting ballot in 2012.
He was once first sworn in as the executive minister in 2019 after the death of then CM Parrikar.
He began his 2nd time period because the CM in 2022 after the BJP received the state Meeting polls.