Overview
- Patnaik died Sunday evening at a private hospital in Cuttack after being treated for a brain stroke, her family said.
- She fell ill at an event on Thursday and was first admitted to Capital Hospital, where tests confirmed the stroke.
- Doctors later declared her brain dead at the private facility, according to her brother-in-law Pradosh Patnaik.
- Her mortal remains are to be taken to her Cuttack residence on Monday, followed by the last rites.
- Leaders including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik issued condolences noting her cultural impact.