Panaji, Oct 19 (PTI) Several political leaders, including Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday paid tribute to late Ravi Naik, who was a minister in the coastal state.

While Fadnavis fondly remembered Naik’s journey from being a sportsman to a politician, Sawant highlighted his immense popularity in the state.

Naik, a BJP leader who was Goa’s Agriculture and Civil Supplies minister, passed away on October 15 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Well-wishers of Naik had organised a condolence meeting in Panaji to pay tribute to the 79-year-old leader.

Addressing the gathering, Fadnavis recalled his meeting with Naik in 2021 when the latter shifted from the Congress to the BJP ahead of the 2022 Goa assembly elections.

The Maharashtra

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