Former Goa Congress chief Mr. Shantaram Naik died on Saturday, party
officials told. The former Rajya Sabha MP suffered a heart attack.
He joined the party in 1967, and was instrumental in the
passage of the Statehood Bill that led to Goa becoming a state in May 1987.
“It is shocking news for us,” said Goa Congress leader Girish
Raya Chodankar. “We have lost a guide in the form of him. He had mentored so
many youths. It is a big loss for us.”
Considered
a party loyalist, the 72-year-old leader was elected member of Lok Sabha in
1984. He represented Goa in Rajya Sabha for two terms – 2005-2011 and 2011-2017.
He
took over as the Goa Congress chief in July 2017. He resigned from the
post in March, saying he was inspired by Rahul Gandhi’s speech that called for
young leaders to take over. Naik was replaced by Chodankar.
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