Panaji: Former Goa minister Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar died at a hospital on Tuesday following age-related ailments, family sources said. He was 92.
Usgaonkar was a leader of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), the oldest regional outfit in Goa. He served as a cabinet minister from August 13, 1977 to April 27, 1979 in the then Shashikala Kakodkar governmentof Goa, Daman and Diu.
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"Usgaonkar died at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (located near Panaji) around 7.30 am," his son-in-law Dinar Tarcar told PTI. He is survived by three daughters, including noted film actor Varsha Usgaonkar.
Before serving as a minister, Achyut Usgaonkar was the deputy speaker of Goa during the Dayanand Bandodkar-led government. Bandodkar was the first chief minister of the coastal state.
PTI report
