THURSDAY, MAY 09, 2024
PANJIM: António Costa, who resigned as Prime Minister of Portugal on Tuesday amid corruption allegations, on January 12, 2017, had paid a visit to his ancestral house in Margao town, where he spent over three hours with his cousin and her family members.
Being of Goan origin, Costa visited the 200-year-old house located at Abade Faria Road in Margao, where he was greeted by his first cousin Anna Costa, who lives there with her mother, husband and a child.
He also met O Heraldo during the course of his official functions in Goa.
Speaking to the Portuguese media in Portuguese, Costa said, “My father lived here in the past and had two brothers. In India there is a tradition to stay in a joint family and my uncle married, came back to Goa and lived here, while my father stayed abroad.”
Costa also said his cousin cooks good food and that he was given a warm welcome by his aunt and cousin.
Victor Fernandes, a wine store owner from Margao, came in at the Costa house and showed an album to the PM which had the photos of his father Orlando Costa when he had visited Goa in the past. The photographs had been clicked by Audhut Kamat from Panjim. Some other visitors gifted books to him.
The former PM came in with a Chef who prepared Indo-Western food. Costa’s two-hour long lunch with the family was a private affair. He left after having signed many autographs and shaken hands with several people.
