Mamata condoles Patnaik's death
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today condoled the death of former Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik.
"Saddened to hear JB Patnaik passed away. I knew him well. In my early career, whenever I visited Odisha, he was generous with his time. RIP," Banerjee posted on the micro-blogging site twitter.
Patnaik, 89, passed away in Tirupati early today.
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First Published: Apr 21 2015 | 3:22 PM IST