PANJIM, May 1 -- Shripad Naik a former Minister of State for Defence, mocked Capt Virato an ex-Navy officer, who has taken part in the Kargil war theatre. While Naik is the BJP candidate in North Goa, Viriato is contesting against Naik's colleague in South Goa Pallavi Dempo.

Addressing his election meeting in the North Goa constituency, Naik said, "There is a South Goa candidate (Capt Viriato Fernandes of Congress) who calls himself Captain. Perhaps he was a Captain but I have doubts about it. He is talking about the Kargil war. But I don't know whether there is sea at Kargil," he remarked.

Navy man and Cong South Goa candidate launches fact-based counter offensive to Shripad Naik's jibes

Capt Viriato said that he passed out as a mecha...