Pratibha Mohapatra, wife of former MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra, passes away at 79

Pratibha Mohapatra, the wife of former Rajya Sabha MP and veteran politician Pyarimohan Mohapatra, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 79. She had been battling cancer for an extended period.

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Sources close to the family said Pratibha experienced chest pain and vomiting earlier today in the morning. Despite efforts to rush her to a private hospital, she tragically passed away en route.

The elderly woman’s last moments were spent surrounded by her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. The final rites will be performed tomorrow at Satya Nagar cremation ground in Bhubaneswar.

The news of her demise has led to an outpouring of grief in political and administrative circles. Leaders, retired bureaucrats, and other eminent personalities visited her residence to offer their condolences and attend her last viewing.

Pratibha remained a quiet pillar of support to her late husband during his political career and was known for her grace and resilience.

“She (the septuagenarian) had been suffering from ovarian cancer, and chemotherapy was previously conducted on her. She had also undergone an operation at a hospital last month. The operation was successful,” the deceased’s son Sambit stated.

“However, subsequently, she had a bacterial infection in her lungs. She had returned home yesterday, after the infection was cleared. Perhaps, she got choked while vomiting in the morning and succumbed,” Sambit Mohapatra expressed to mediapersons.

Worth mentioning, Pyarimohan, the former bureaucrat and founder of Odisha Jan Morcha (OJM), had passed away at a Mumbai-based hospital on March 19, 2017. He was 77.

Reported By: Jyoti Prakash Satpathy