People gave me strength to face trying times: Parrikar

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who returned home from the US last month after undergoing a three-month long treatment for his pancreatic ailment, today said people from across the country gave him strength to face the trying times.

Replying to a question during an on-stage interaction after the inauguration of Goa IT Day here today, he said, "I am a very optimistic person. I am not pessimistic. If I decide something then I have a strong will."