Former Parliamentarian Baishnab Charan Parida passes away at 77

ONI Bureau:  Former parliamentarian Baishnab Charan Parida breathed his last on Friday at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 77.

Parida was diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.

Born in 1941 at Srirampur in Jajpur, Baishnab Charan Parida is a BJD politician, writer and social activist. The senior leader was elected to Rajya Sabha in July 2010.