After Goa CM Manohar Parrikar passed away on Sunday, his IIT Bombay friends recalled their experiences with him. Bakul Desai, Parrikar's junior, said, "Our mess fee was ₹180 per month. In order to reduce the price, [Parrikar] went to buy vegetables himself." Desai added that the idea was later adopted by the mess and the fee was reduced to ₹160.