Bhubaneswar: Veteran communist leader and former Bhubaneswar MP Sivaji Patnaik passed away on Monday afternoon. He was 92.
He breathed his last at 2.10 pm while undergoing treatment in a private hospital here. He was admitted to the hospital at Unit -III on Sunday afternoon following a fall in his potassium level, CPI(M) state secretary Ali Kishor Patnaik informed.
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Patnaik was elected to Lok Sabha thrice from the Bhubaneswar Parliamentary constituency in 1977, 1989 and 1991.
National vice-president of BJP Baijayant Panda has expressed deep sorrow over the passing away of Sivaji Patnaik. The senior leader said Patnaik’s death has created a void in the Left politics which can never be filled. He extended deep condolences to the bereaved family.
