Pro-Mopa activist, Vishnu Desai dies of cardiac arrest NT Staff Reporter Panaji Jan 30: The 48-year old Vishnu Dessai, who compered the first massive meeting of the pro-Mopa international airport activists in Pernem town yesterday, collapsed after returning home at around 11 p.m. last night. He is survived by mother, wife, two daughters and a son. The former chairperson of Pernem municipality, Mr Dessai died of massive cardiac arrest, say the committee members of the Mopa Vimantaal Nirdhar Samiti. "Vishnu's health was not good during the last three days, but in spite of that, he attended the meeting, compered it and also organised the volunteers and crowd pouring in for the meeting."
The Samiti members were shocked when they received information about his collapse at around 11.15 p.m. and all rushed to his residence. Ardent supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since last several years, Vishnu had cordial relations with the people from various political parties in Pernem taluka. Vishnu was looking confident and cool, while compering the meeting but he did not disclosed about the health condition to Samiti members and took exertion with an aim to fight for the completion of proposed international airport at Mopa. The North Goa MP, Mr Shripad Naik, former chief minister and leader of the opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar, the convenor of the Samiti and Dhargali MLA, Mr Manohar Azgaonkar, co-convenor, Mr Apa Teli and others visited his residence and offered floral tributes. The mortal remains of the pro-Mopa activist was consigned to flames at Pernem, amidst presence of a large number of people from Pernem taluka and across the state.
