Bhubaneswar:4/9/18:Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled the demise of former Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajapayee, former Lok Sabha speaker Late Somnath Chatterjee and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Late Muthuvel Karunanidhi, on opening day of monsoon session of Odisha Assembly. He joined legislators to express profound grief on the loss of the leaders and prayed for peace of departed souls.
He also condoled the passing away of ex-minister Jadunath Dash Mohapatra and ex-members of the House, Suryamani Jena, Braja Kishore Mohanty and Muralidhar Kuanr saying it is a great loss to the State. The Chief Minister also expressed profound grief on the demise of ex-constable of Odisha Police Sanjay Majhi, who laid down his life in a Maoist attack.