Jayapatna, Yadu News Nation (Dhaneshwar Punji): Senior journalist Prabhakar Patnaik of Jayapatna block of Kalahandi district passed away on Saturday, the 4th. Today, his Ekadasaha program was organized at his residence in Jayapatna. Former Minister Balabhadra Majhi, General Secretary of Odisha Union of Journalists (OUJ) and President of Kalahandi Union of Journalists (OUJ) Kambupani Mishra, Senior Journalist and Social Worker Seshadeb Behera, Senior Social Worker Satyanarayan Agarwal, Gangaram Majhi, OTV Representative Ingit Panda, Jayapatna Block Sambad Representative Sarat Kumar Raut, Senior Social Worker Chudamani Naik, Odia Barta Jayapatna Representative Dhaneshwar Punji, Krishna Raut, Sushil Naik, Senior Social Worker Manoj Patra and Prakash Duriya were prominently present and paid tributes. Since the deceased journalist Prabhakar Patnaik was popular in the field of journalism and politics, many journalists from different parts of the district along with BJP, BJD and Congress party workers joined in the Ekadasaha program.

