Bhubaneswar: Eminent leaders expressed shock and grief over the passing away of renowned sculptor of Odisha Raghunath Mohapatra due to COVID-19 on Sunday.
The sculptor was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at AIIMS in Bhubaneswar since April 22.
In his message Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted:
Saddened by the demise of MP Shri Raghunath Mohapatra Ji. He made pioneering contributions to the world of art, architecture and culture. He will be remembered for his contributions towards popularising traditional crafts. My thoughts are with his family and admirers. Om Shanti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 9, 2021
The Governor of Odisha said Mohapatra will be remebered for his contributions towards popularising traditional crafts.
Saddened by the demise of MP Shri Raghunath Mohapatra Ji. He made pioneering contributions to the world of art, architecture and culture. He will be remembered for his contributions towards popularising traditional crafts. My thoughts are with his family and admirers. Om Shanti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 9, 2021
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik remembered Mohapatra for his invaluable contribution to the enrichment of the arts and heritage of Odisha. He tweeted
ଅନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ଖ୍ୟାତି ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଶିଳ୍ପୀ ତଥା ସାଂସଦ ରଘୁନାଥ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଓଡ଼ିଶାର କଳା ଓ ଐତିହ୍ୟକୁ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କରିବା ଦିଗରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଅତୁଳନୀୟ ଅବଦାନ ପାଇଁ ସେ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବେ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 9, 2021
Union Minister Pratap Sarangi expressed shock over the death of his friend.
Shocked to know that Padma Bibhusan Dr. Raghunath Mohapatra, Nominated MP from @RajyaSabha succumbed to #COVID19 at AIIMS, BBSR . A renowned sculptor & architect, Dr. Mohapatra has trained generations of students & contributed to the richness of Odisha’s stone carving traditions.
— Pratap Sarangi (@pcsarangi) May 9, 2021
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Raghunath ji’s passing away is a great loss for the cultural world of Odisha as well as a personal one for me.
Anguished by the passing away of the doyen of stone sculpture, an illustrious son of Odisha and Rajya Sabha MP Padma Vibhushan Shri Raghunath Mohapatra. A man who could infuse life into stones, Raghunath ji was one of the biggest ambassadors of Odisha’s art, culture and history. pic.twitter.com/pyH2LdhCjC
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) May 9, 2021
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