Abhiram Samal, an executive member of the Eastern India Oil Refinery Workers' Union and president of the Oil Refinery Workers' Cooperative Society, passed away on June 2. A condolence meeting was held at the Zero Point Union office maintaining Covid guidelines.
Union president and eminent trade union leader Santosh Kumar Patnaik, who was chief guest, said, "I'm really deeply saddened by the demise of such a great leader. His death created an irreplaceable loss to our organisation.” Union general secretary Ranjan Kumar also paid his last respects to Samal. Among others, union vice-president Dilip Kumar Behera, Oil Refinery Contract Labour Cooperative Society secretary Niranjan Samal, Paradip Port Land Loser Farmers' Association president Chinmay Das and secretary Mihirkant Sahoo, Trinath Biswal and Bikash Behera also paid homage to the departed soul.