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    Home / News / India News / Goa: Ex-deputy speaker passes away while vacationing in South Africa
    Goa: Ex-deputy speaker passes away while vacationing in South Africa
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    Goa: Ex-deputy speaker passes away while vacationing in South Africa

    Written by Pallabi C Samal
    (PTI desk)
    February 14, 2019 | 07:19 pm 3 min read
    Goa: Ex-deputy speaker passes away while vacationing in South Africa

    Leaders cutting across party lines have condoled the death of noted writer and Goa Assembly's ex-deputy speaker Vishnu Wagh and lauded his contributions in literary and political fields. The 53-year-old former BJP MLA died on February 8 in South Africa while he was vacationing in Cape Town, his wife said yesterday. He had been ailing since August 2016 after he suffered a heart stroke.

    State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane pays homage to Wagh

    State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said Wagh's work and love for Goa will always be remembered. "With a heavy heart, we pray for late Vishnu Surya Wagh, former deputy speaker of Goa Assembly and eminent poet who is no more with us. His work and love towards Goa will always be remembered. We pray for his eternal soul to rest in peace," Rane said.

    May his soul attain sadgati, tweets BJP's Lok Sabha member

    BJP's Lok Sabha member from South Goa seat Narendra Sawaikar said Wagh was his friend and a great human being. "Deeply saddened by the news of demise of my friend ex-deputy speaker, poet, lyricist, orator, artist, author, editor and a great human being #VishnuWagh. May his soul attain sadgati. Om Shanti," Sawaikar tweeted. Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar too expressed his regret.

    'We worked together in Goa Youth Congress under his leadership'

    Chodankar said Wagh was his most loving friend and guide. "Disheartening to learn sad demise of multifaceted personality #VishnuWagh. Goa lost intelligent and brave son, I lost a most loving friend and guide. We worked together in @IYCGoa under his leadership," he said.

    Ex-CM Digambar Kamat said Wagh was an 'outstanding personality'

    "I join his bereaved family in the time of distress," Chodankar said in a tweet. Former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat said Wagh was an outstanding personality in the field of art and culture. "Deeply pained by the news of passing away of my friend, poet, orator, actor writer, ex-MLA and ex-Deputy Speaker Wagh. Goa has lost one of the outstanding personality," he said.

    Wagh wrote over 20 plays in Marathi, three musical dramas

    "May his soul rest in peace. My condolences to his family," Kamat tweeted. Wagh was a member of the state Assembly from St Andre constituency in North Goa district between 2012 and 2017. He was also chairman of the state-run Goa Kala Academy. He wrote over 20 plays in Marathi, three musical dramas, 18 Konkani plays, 16 one-act plays and six volumes of poetry.

    Wagh also directed over 50 plays in Konkani, Marathi languages

    Wagh also directed more than 50 plays in Konkani and Marathi languages. Some of his critically-acclaimed plays include Tuka Abhang Abhang, Suvari, Teen Poishancho Tiatro, Dharmashree and Pedru Poddlo Baient. Wagh had survived a heart attack in 2016, but was bed-ridden.

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