Margao: Former Sanvordem MLA and top mining barron Anil
Salgaocar passed away on Friday morning in Singapore. He was 75.
Sources close to the Salgaocars stated
that the final rites will be performed in Singapore.
The owner of Salgaocar Mining
Industries Private Limited, Anil was born on December 26, 1940, and was the son
of Vasudev Salgaocar and brother of Shivanand and Dattaraj Salgaocar. He was one
of the biggest mining barons and also one of the largest providers of
earthmoving equipment for mining in Goa.
Anil had recently received fresh
summons from the Mining Special Investigation Team (SIT) for his alleged role
in the mining scam, after which he had gone to Singapore. He had contested the 2007
Assembly elections from Sanvordem Constituency as an Independent and got
elected after defeating Vinay Tendulkar of the BJP by a margin of over 7,000
votes.
Anil had recently celebrated his 75th birthday
in Singapore. After receiving news of his ill-health, his entire family went there
and has remained there since. He is survived by his wife Laxmi, sons Sameer and
Arjun and daughters Chandana and Purnima.
Offering condolences, Chief Minister
Laxmikant Parsekar said, “Salgaocar was one of the leading mine owners in the State
and had made significant contributions in the fields of
industry, economics, politics and
social welfare,” Parsekar said.
“He was also instrumental in
addressing the problems of people residing in the mining belt. With the demise
of Salgaocar, the State had lost a great industrialist, politician and social
worker,” he added.
Goa Chamber of Commerce
and Industry president Narayan (Nana) Bandekar condoled the death and recalled
his association with Salgaocar. Bandekar said the late industrialist was a
dashing and innovative businessman who was never averse to taking risks and
facing challenges.
