PANJIM: Siblings of the late Vishnu Surya Wagh have raised concerns on the circumstances leading to the death of the former Dy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly.

In a message circulated on social media, Ramrao Surya Wagh (brother), Smita Somnath Naik (sister) and Jyotsna Praveen Chumbalkar (sister) have questioned why the death was revealed five days later.

“It is with deep sadness that we wish to inform you that we have been kept in the dark about the news of his death and whereabouts of Vishnu Wagh,” they said in the message.

They said the family did not have any information about him being taken to South Africa when his health was deteriorating.

“Apart from grappling with the loss, we are also trying to gather facts about his death and would like to express our concerns about the manner in which the persons who accompanied him to South Africa have chosen to reveal this matter to the public five days after the actual death, bypassing close family members and relatives,” they stated.

They said they wanted people to wait for some more time for the truth about his death to emerge.

Wagh’s wife Aruna, in an audio message on Wednesday, said that the former MLA had died on February 8 in Cape Town, South Africa.