New Delhi Feb 25 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief at the death of former Odisha chief minister Hemananda Biswal and said he worked extensively among people Anguished by the passing away of former Odisha CM Shri Hemananda Biswal Ji He was active in public life for many years and worked extensively among people In this sad hour my thoughts are with his family and supporters Om Shanti Modi said Biswal a prominent tribal Congress leader died on Friday while undergoing treatment for pneumonia at the age of 82 family members said His daughter Sunita said the former chief minister breathed his last at a private hospital here He is survived by five daughters PTI KR AAR AAR
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday condoled the demise of former Odisha Chief Minister Hemananda Biswal and said that he will be remembered for his commitment to the development of the state.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 26 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday expressed grief on the demise of former Chief Minister Hemananda Biswal and described him as an "efficient and popular politician".
New Delhi Feb 25 PTI Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday condoled the demise of Odishas first tribal chief minister Hemananda Biswal and described him as a stalwart of the partyHe said Biswal would be remembered as a great tribal leaderMy heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Shri Hemananda Biswal ji He was a stalwart of the Congress Party and would be remembered as a great tribal leader Gandhi wrote on TwitterBiswal died on Friday while undergoing treatment for pneumonia at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar his daughter Sunita said He was 82Biswal is survived by five daughters -- Sabita Sanjukta Manjulata Sunita and AnitaBiswal also represented the Sundergarh constituency in the Lok Sabha and was a six-time MLA from Jharsuguda district besides being Odishas chief minister twice His first term as chief minister was from December 7 1989 to March 5 1990 and the second from December6 1999 to March 5 2000 He was the first tribal chief minister of OdishaBiswal was elected to the Assembly for the first time in 1974 and continued till 1977 He again became an MLA in1980 and held the post till2004 from the Laikera Assembly segment PTI SKC RC
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