Bhubaneswar: The famous music director of Odisha Amarendra Mohanty has succumbed to the deadly coronavirus on Monday.
He was being treated at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after being affected with Covid.
His last rites will be performed at the Satyanagar crematorium in Bhubaneswar following all the Covid guidelines specified by the state government.
The Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has expressed his deepest condolences through a tweet from his official twitter page.
ପ୍ରଖ୍ୟାତ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ଅମରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ସଂଗୀତ ସଂଯୋଜନା ଶୈଳୀ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଭଜନ ଓ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ଜଗତରେ ସେ ଛାଡି ଯାଇଥିବା ଛାପ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 17, 2021
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