Noted freedom fighter Nilamani Samal  dies at 101

By Akshya Rout

Jajpur,JAN 27 :   Noted freedom fighter,  Nilamani Samal  (101) of village  Balipadia  under Barachana block in Jajpur district  died  on  Saturday at the SCB medical college and hospital at Cuttack .

Nilamani   was suffering from old age ailment for the last two years. He  was born in Baliapadia  village  on 23 January  2022.

The veteran freedom fighter was felicitated on 9th August 2019 by the President  and the Prime Minister in the Rastrapati Bhawan in  New Delhi.

 Nilamani  worked with the noted freedom fighters Malati Chaudhury , Nabakrushna Chaudhury , Harekrushna Mahatab  , Gopabandhu Chaudhury ,   Rama Devi  and others during the freedom movement. He was getting freedom fighters’ pension from the state  and central government.

He is survived by his two sons. His wife predeceased him  four years back.

Jajpur MLA , Pranab Das , Sukinda MLA and minister, Pritiranjan Ghadei ,  Former Minster Prafulla chandra ghadei , Writer Taraprasad Mishra and   others condoled the death of the veteran freedom fighter.