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Goa's Agriculture Minister and erstwhile Chief Minister Ravi Naik passed distant connected Wednesday (October 15, 2025) aft a cardiac arrest, household sources said.
Mr. Naik, 79, suffered cardiac apprehension astatine his hometown, 30 km distant from Panaji, the sources said. He was shifted to a backstage infirmary successful Ponda municipality wherever helium was declared dormant astir 1 a.m.
He is survived by his wife, 2 children, a daughter-in-law and 3 grandchildren. The past rites would beryllium conducted astatine 3 p.m. connected Wednesday.
His mortal remains were brought to his residence astatine Khadpabandh successful Ponda wherever thousands of radical gathered to wage tributes to the leader.
Paying tributes to Mr. Naik, Goa CM Pramod Sawant said his leadership, humility and publication to the nationalist payment volition ever beryllium remembered.
“Deeply saddened by the demise of our elder person and Cabinet Minister Shri Ravi Naik Ji. A stalwart of Goan politics, his decades of dedicated work arsenic Chief Minister, and Minister crossed cardinal portfolios person near an indelible people connected the state’s Governance and people.”
“His leadership, humility and publication to nationalist payment volition ever beryllium remembered. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and supporters successful this infinitesimal of grief. Om Shanti," Mr. Sawant wrote connected X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides condoled Mr. Naik’s demise. Taking to X, Mr. Modi said, “will beryllium remembered arsenic an experienced head and dedicated nationalist servant who enriched Goa’s improvement trajectory. He was peculiarly passionate astir empowering the downtrodden and marginalised. My thoughts are with his household and supporters successful this hr of grief. Om Shanti.”
Mr. Naik was 7 times MLA (six times from Ponda assembly constituency and erstwhile from Marcaim assembly constituency) arsenic a campaigner of parties including Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Congress and the BJP implicit the years.
He was elected to the authorities legislative assembly for the archetypal clip from Ponda constituency successful 1984 connected MGP summons and successfully contested the 1989 predetermination from that enactment successful Marcaim assembly constituency.
Mr. Naik got elected from Ponda assembly constituency consistently successful 1999, 2002, 2007 and 2017 connected Congress summons and successful 2022 connected the BJP ticket.
Mr. Naik was doubly the Chief Minister of the coastal state, the archetypal clip from January 1991 to May 1993, starring a conjugation authorities of the Progressive Democratic Front.
In 1994, helium became the shortest serving Chief Minister of Goa. His tenure lasted conscionable six days, from April 2 to 8 that year.
Mr. Naik was besides a Member of Parliament from North Goa successful 1998 arsenic a Congress candidate.
