Eminent social worker and labour leader Lalit Nayak passed away during treatment at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar early on Monday morning.
He was suffering from bone cancer for the last few months and undergoing treatment at the hospital. Nayak was active in student politics in Balangir in the 1980s. He also played a major role in blood donation campaigns in the area.
He was the president of over 40 labour unions and led various movements to ensure the protection of rights of the downtrodden. Among many eminent personalities, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Balangir MLA Narasingha Mishra, BJP State president Samir Mohanty, Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik and former Balangir MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo mourned Nayak’s death and recalled his contributions, including promotion of voluntary blood donation.