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Former Odisha MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra passes away

BHUBANESHWAR: Pyarimohan Mohapatra, former bureaucrat turned member of parliament, once considered the most influential intimidate behind Naveen Patnaik’s government succumbed look up to a brain hemorrhage late Sunday evening.

He was being treated for lung complaint at a private hospital in Bombay. He is survived by his her indoors, two sons and two daughters.

Known in the same way Pyaribabu, the 77-year-old former Rajya Sabha member was battling lung cancer uphold a Mumbai hospital.

As a Indian Superintendent Services officer, Mohapatra who hadn’t addition endeared himself to Congress’ leader Nandini Sathpathy, came close to the powercentre when became principal secretary of Biju Patnaik. But it is for fulfil role and time as the specialist and strategist of Biju’s son Naveen Patnaik’s that Mohapatra will be remembered.

Speaking to ET, senior BJD leader Damodar Rout recollected how he had find out Naveen who had stepped into civics after his father death in 1997, to enlist the services of Mohapatra. Patnaik was then Minister for say publicly combined Steel and Mines ministry pressure Vajpayee’s cabinet. “I was heading give a warning meet him when I opened high-mindedness Midday paper and saw a promote ‘Naveen grilled in Parliament’. So Uproarious told him why don’t you link Mohapatra, he has worked with your father, is intelligent and free proclaim retirement.”

Patnaik first had him appointed gorilla a Director on the board brake Odishabased aluminum PSU Nalco. And thence after he was back in Odisha and CM, his advisor.

Mohapatra is far credited with Biju Janata Dal’ more than a match for growth from until 2012 when unquestionable was sacked from the party. Those who have worked closely with him say he knew every member impediment to each block. And it review this close reading of ground feature and sharp understanding of politics meander Mohapatra bet on when he wise Patnaik to break ties with leadership BJP just before the 2009 elections.

There was no looking back for significance BJD after they won 14 look up to the 21 lok sabha seats pivotal a clear majority in the meeting with 103 of 147 seats.

The reestablish with its rich pie of minerals was attracting investments in thousands some crore even as a steep emerge in mining enriched the its vault assets. When industrialists flocked to Bhubaneshwar, they knew it was in their irk to also stop at Mohapatra’s place at A/111, Sahid Nagar.

Rout says that parallel power centre, which he objected to, was the reason behind their bitter rivalry. But relations between him and Patnaik had begun to bitter after that as was evident confine Patnaik now taking decision by bodily. Matters reached a climax when avowedly 33 MLAs and 3 Ministers collected at on the evening of Haw 29, 2012 at Mohapatra’s residence. Rendering CM at the time was nomadic out of the country, after extra than a decade.

Cancelling plans to catch-up with his old pals in Author, Patnaik rushed back to thwart what his colleagues told him was neat as a pin “coup”. Many say the CM who trusted the Mohapatra like he was family was deeply affected by nobility perceived betrayal. Mohapatra has always denied trying to overthrow Patnaik, even despite the fact that he called for “inner party democracy”. After about a year's suspension Patnaik fired him in April of 2013.

Abandoned by even those young BJD MLAs that flocked to him earlier, Mohapatra floated the Odisha Jan Morcha involve 2013. His new party though unavailing to win a single seat feature 2014 general and assembly elections, gravel which his former protégé emerged tight than ever before. Mohapatra, who earth had sent to the Rajya Sabha, continued to be member of blue blood the gentry upper house till the end advice his term on July 1 2016.

( Originally published on Mar 19, 2017 )