Noted freedom fighter and former Odisha MLA Priyanath Dey died here Monday, family sources said. He was 97.
He is survived by a son and two daughters.
Dey had joined freedom movement in 1942 and was jailed several times.
He was elected to Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jagatsinghpur seat in 1961.
His funeral will be held at his native village in Jagatsinghpur on Tuesday, family sources said.
Lok Sabha MP Bhartuhari Mahatab and All Odisha Freedom Fighters Samity youth wing, secretary, Birupakshya Tripathy condoled Dey's death.
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