PANAJI

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Monday, said that more than medical treatment and willpower, it is the prayers by people from Goa, especially BJP workers, which led to his recovery.

Parrikar, who addressed a meeting of Goa BJP’s Mahila Morcha for the first time since his return from the US after getting treated for advanced pancreatic cancer, also flayed the Congress for alleged false and negative publicity about the LPG cylinder price hike.

“For me, to recover from the illness which I suffered. It was just not my willpower and doctor’s medication which worked in my favour. What really worked as powerful or more powerful was the massive goodwill of the people of Goa and BJP workers. Their goodwill and their prayers to God created an impact which improved my health, as a result of which I can be among you now,” Parrikar told the meeting.

“I know that every woman here and their associates, somewhere or the other, had pleaded with the gods. It was not possible for me to reach everywhere. Therefore, I went to some temples. I thank you for all the prayers,” Parrikar said.