A senior anti-Congress leader of Jajpur district and close aide of former leader Ashok Das, Kishore Chandra Mallick, passed away on Tuesday at the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack due to heart stroke.
He was 82 and is survived by two sons Ganesh and Kartick, three daughters, and wife Jharana.
Mallick was Sarapancha of Panikoili panchayat thrice in 1967, 1971, 1992 and Jilla Parishad member in 1997. He was the founder president of Maa Tarini College, Panikoili, president of Co-Operative Society, Panikoili Bazar Committee and Maa Tarini Mandir Committee. Besides, his social activities set example for others.
Hundreds of persons, including Sukinda MlA Preeti Ranjan Ghadai, Korai MlA Akash Das Nayak, Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das, eminent poet Suryamani Khuntia, Vyasadev BJP Mandal president Nityananda Mahalik, BJP media cell president Dushmanta Kumar Rout, senior BJP leader Biswa Ranjan Pattanayak, Dr Amiya Kumar Jena, Binay Rout, Korai BJD president Bhakta Baschal Swain, senior leader Adaita Prasad Das, Tarakeswar Mohanty, senior Congress leader Harihar Sahoo, Santosh Nanda and senior scribe Subash Chandra Dhal etc. visited his house for last tribute to Mallick.
Panikoili market remained closed.