‘Being Manohar 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. Like Parrikar, he is also an IIT Bombay alumnus. “I cannot forget Parrikar’s respect and affection towards me when he paid a visit to my Bhubaneswar residence on June 26, 2016..