Bhubaneswar, May 23: Veteran CPIM leader and former Odisha MP Sivaji Patnaik passed away at a private hospital here today. He was 91.
At a private hospital at Unit-III area, the Communist Party leader breathed his last at 2.10 pm on Monday. He was admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon after his potassium level deteriorated.
Sivaji Patnaik was elected to the Lok Sabha thrice from Bhubaneswar.
He was the member of Lower House of the Parliament between 1977 and 1980. Further, he represented Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Constituency from 1989 to 1996.
