Bhubaneswar: A senior photo journalist of Odisha’s Sambalpur Biju Patnaik passed away at his residence in Sakhipada on Tuesday.
The 58-year-old was suffering from health complications over the past couple of years and was undergoing treatment.
He is survived by his wife Sarita and a son Premraj. Patnaik was working for Odia daily Samaj at Sambalpur.
Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari has condoled the death of the journalist in a tweet:
ସମ୍ୱଲପୁରର ବରିଷ୍ଠ ସାମ୍ୱାଦିକ ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ଅକାଳ ବିୟୋଗରେ ମୁଁ ଗଭୀର ଭାବରେ ଦୁଃଖିତ ଓ ମର୍ମାହତ ।
ସ୍ୱର୍ଗତ ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ବର୍ଗକୁ ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି ଏବଂ ଚିରଶାନ୍ତି ପାଇଁ ମାଁ ସମଲେଇ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଙ୍କ ଠାରେ ବିନମ୍ର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ।
ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତିଃ ଓଁ ? pic.twitter.com/EaDyya2Sv2— Suresh Pujari (@sureshkpujari) April 27, 2021
