1. Shripad Yesso Naik was born on 4 October 1952 and is an Indian politician.
12 Facts About Shripad Naik
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Shripad Naik was the minister of state for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India in office since 7 July 2021.
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Shripad Naik was the former union minister of state for Health and Family Welfare.
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Shripad Naik is the member of parliament from North Goa constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Shripad Yesso Naik was born on 4 October 1952 in Adpai, Portuguese Goa.
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In 1999, Naik was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from North Goa constituency in Goa.
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Shripad Naik was appointed Minister of State of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, on 9 November 2014.
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On 25 March 2016, Shripad Naik publicly stated he had access to research which proved that diseases such as cancer could be cured by yoga.
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Shripad Naik further stated that his Ministry was a year away from granting an endorsement to such techniques and research.
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Shripad Naik continued as Minister of State for AYUSH and was appointed Minister of State for Defence on 31 May 2019.
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Shripad Naik received the Samaraj Ratna Award on 18 August 2016.
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Shripad Naik met with an accident on the evening of 11 January 2021 in Ankola, Karnataka, when his car driver was traveling en route from Yellapur to Gokarna was reported to have lost control at the wheel on the ghat section, causing the car to go turtle into a ditch.