Panaji, Dec 13 (PTI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday paid homage to former CM Manohar Parrikar on his birth anniversary and said he played a big role in the coastal state’s development.

BJP's Panaji assembly candidate Atanasio Monserrate on Thursday blamed the party's cadre and workers for unofficially supporting former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar 's son Utpal over him.