Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains, of veteran politician and former Finance Minister of Odisha, Ramakrushna Patnaik, who passed away today, will be taken to his birth place Kodala in Ganjam district.
According to reports, the guard of honour will be presented in the Odisha Assembly in Bhubaneswar and the last rites will be conducted in Puri.
Veteran politician Ramakrushna Patnaik passed away after a prolonged illness at his Bhubaneswar residence on Friday morning.
The senior leader was a cabinet minister under Biju Patnaik from 1990 to 1995 before he joined the Naveen Patnaik ministry in 2000.
A six-time legislator from Kodala assembly constituency in Ganjam district, Patnaik had handled important portfolios in his long stint as minister.
Ramakrushna Patnaik, his wife and former MP from Aska Kumudini Patnaik and their daughter Anita joined BJP in 2014 after resigning from Congress.
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