Odisha Losses Its Tiger

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): Senior BJD leader and former minister Pradeep Maharathy passed away in a private hospital in the state capital today. He was 65. 

Pradeep was tested positive for the novel coronavirus on September 14. After deterioration of his heath condition, he was kept in the ventilator support yesterday.  

Pradeep Maharathy was the son of Late Gokulananda Maharathy, born in Pipili, Khorapada, Puri. He was married to Prativa Maharathy. The couple have a son named Rudra Pratap Maharathy and a daughter Pallavi Maharathy. Rudra has completed his B.Tech and M.B.A , Pallavi is a Doctor with specialization in Pediatrics .

He started his political career as a student leader in SCS college, Puri. For the first time in 1985 he was elected as the MLA from Pipili Constituency Odisha. He was then a member of Janata Party. He has been elected as a legislature for seven times. It is a great loss for Odisha as well as for the Biju Janata Dal. The Reporters Today Family condoles on his death.