Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the demise of renowned journalist and columnist Ranjit Guru, who passed away at the age of 61 here.
Taking to twitter, the Odisha CM wrote that he was saddened to learn about the passing away of Ranjit Guru.
The veteran journalist had created a special identity for himself by highlighting significant issues though his column ‘Aprasangha’, the CM tweeted.
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ତଥା ସ୍ତମ୍ଭକାର ରଣଜିତ ଗୁରୁଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଖବରକାଗଜରେ ନିଜ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭ ‘ଅପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ’ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଅନେକ ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରି ନିଜର ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ପରିଚୟ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଥିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 18, 2019
The sad demise of the great journalist has cast a pall of gloom in the journalist fraternity in the state.