The death of former Utkal Sammilani president Basant Kumar Panigrahi was condoled by different organisations in the city.
The Utkal Sammilani organised a remembrance meeting at its office here under the chairmanship of central president Basant Kumar Tripathy on Saturday.
People from all walks of life attended the meeting and prayed to the Almighty wishing peace for the departed soul. They also expressed condolences to the bereaved family. A two minute silence was observed to pay respect to the departed soul.
Among others, Sammilani VP Dr Gouranga Prasad Behera, secretary Gouranga Charan Hota, Tapas Ranjan Mishra, Bharatchandra Jena, Jugal Kishore Nayak and Bairagi Sethi were present.
Similarly, the Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Estate Branch held a meeting under the chairmanship of Dr Surendra Mohan Mishra. President Dillip Dashsharma, general secretary Rabi Ranjan Sahu, Bhubaneswar branch president Bibhuti Mishra, Sital Chandra Mohanty, Ashok Kumar Paltasingh, Rajesh Kumar Sahu, Bidyut Kumari lala attended, among others.
Similarly, lions Clubs International Past District Governor (PDG) SN Sahu expressed his grief over the demise of Panigrahi, who was Governor of District-322C, which comprises the entire State and seven revenue districts of West Bengal in 1979-80. Sahu said Panigrahi’s contribution to lionisim would be remembered always by the members of lions fraternity in Odisha, West Bengal and beyond. Sahu also expressed his sympathies to the bereaved family.