Tributes were paid on Sunday to Goa's first chief minister Dayanand Bandodkar on his 112th birth anniversary.
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Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, his cabinet colleague Rohan Khaunte and state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade paid floral tributes at Bandodkar's memorial at Mirmar beach.
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"Development through education was his vision. He knew well that Goa could only develop through education," Tanavade said and hailed Bandodkar for starting several government primary schools.
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Bandodkar was born on March 12, 1911, and passed away on August 12, 1973.