‘Being Parrikar’s teacher has become my second identity’

Bhubaneswar | Tuesday | 19th March, 2019

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Bhubaneswar: Prashant Kumar Patnaik, 77, teacher of former defence minister and Goa chief minister late Manohar Parrikar , on Monday recollected memories of Parrikar’s IIT Bombay days. It has become my second identity,” he added.The BJP leader had eaten samosa and home-made cake at Patnaik’s residence. I feel proud that people, including our milkman, remember me as teacher of Parrikar. “I cannot forget Parrikar’s respect and affection towards me when he paid a visit to my Bhubaneswar residence on June 26, 2016. Like Parrikar, he is also an IIT Bombay alumnus..