Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has condoled the demise eminent writer Harihar Mishra.
Harihar Mishra, who was the former president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi, passed away at his residence in Puri town. He was 84.
Taking to his ‘X’ handle, Naveen said that he was saddened to learn about the demise of Harihar Mishra, former president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi and eminent writer. His timeless literary works will be a source of inspiration for all generations, Naveen said.
ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀର ପୂର୍ବତନ ସଭାପତି ତଥା ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଲେଖକ ଶ୍ରୀ ହରିହର ମିଶ୍ରଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କର କାଳଜୟୀ ସାହିତ୍ୟ କୃତି, ସବୁ ପିଢି ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରେରଣାର ଉତ୍ସ ହେବ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହିତ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ଗଭୀର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 23, 2024
Mishra was the president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi from 2016 to 2021.