Bhubaneswar, Feb 11: Senior BJP leader and Union Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday expressed deep grief over the demise of eminent litterateur Satakadi Hota.
"Deeply saddened hearing about the passing away of eminent writer of Odia literature, former President of Odisha Sahitya Ekademi and noted columnist Dr Satakadi Hota. He had dedicated his life to enrich Odia literature. He focused not on self-promotion but collective growth. Our Odia literature lost a progressive creator by his demise. Pray for the soul to rest in peace and convey my condolences to the bereaved family," the Union Minister wrote on X.

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଜଗତର ଅନନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତିଭାର ଅଧିକାରୀ, ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀର ପୂର୍ବତନ ସଭାପତି, ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭକାର ଡ. ସାତକଡ଼ି ହୋତାଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ଖବର ଶୁଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ ଓ ମର୍ମାହତ । ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟକୁ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ଓ ବଳିଷ୍ଠ କରିବାରେ ସେ ନିଜ ଜୀବନକୁ ସମର୍ପି ଦେଇଥିଲେ । ଆତ୍ମପ୍ରଚାର ନୁହେଁ ବରଂ ସମୂହ ଉନ୍ନତି ଉପରେ ଧ୍ୟାନ ଦେଉଥିଲେ…
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) February 11, 2024

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