Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday spoke to Parala Maharaja Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deb’s daughter Kalyani Gajapati over telephone and inquired about the king’s health condition.
The Maharaja is now undergoing treatment at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai. He is suffering from multiple diseases like diabetes, hypertension, throat and chest infections while one of his legs is fractured, sources said.
The CM assured Kalyani Gajapati of all possible supports for the treatment of the Maharaja.
The king had allegedly been kept under house arrest by palace managers at the palace at Paralakhemundi for years.
Meanwhile, after being directed by the Chief Minister, Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak visited Chennai and inquired about the king’s condition. Nayak too talked to the doctors treating the Maharaja.
Gopinath Gajapati (74), a two-time lok Sabha member, is the heir of the Gajapati royal dynasty and grandson of Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, who had played a crucial role in the formation of a separate Odisha State on the basis of its language on April 1, 1936.