Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the passing away of Ishwar Bisoi, an eminent freedom fighter from Majhiankhanda village of Ranapur block in Nayagarh district.
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ଈଶ୍ୱର ବିଷୋୟୀଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଆଜାଦ ହିନ୍ଦ ଫୌଜର ସୈନିକ ଭାବେ ତାଙ୍କର ଅମାପ ଦେଶପ୍ରେମ ଓ ବିରତ୍ୱ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) July 16, 2021
Bisoi was suffering from age-related ailments for past few days and passed away on Thursday, according to reports.
He had joined Azad Hind Fauj in 1945 and was jailed in Rangoon Central Jail.
For his irreplaceable contribution to Indian Freedom Movement he was awarded with Rashtrapati Samman.