Bhubaneswar: Senior journalist Ratikant Mohanty was remembered at a special condolence Meeting held at Geeta Govinda Sadan in Bhubaneswar. Prominent politicians, editors, journalists, and public figures paid their respects to the late journalist.
Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, who inaugurated the event, described Mohanty as a source of inspiration and praised his unique reporting style, honesty, and dedication to journalism. Former Finance Minister Praful Ghadai highlighted Mohanty’s soft-spoken nature and his ability to maintain good relations with politicians without seeking personal favours.
Other speakers, including senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik and former minister Srikant Jena, remembered Mohanty’s contributions to Odisha journalism and described his passing as an irreparable loss. The memorial service was organized by the Ratikant Memorial Committee, which was attended by several dignitaries, journalists, and Mohanty’s family members, including his daughters Puja Mohanty and Vandana Mohanty.
A memorial titled ‘Samstanka Priya Rati Bhai’ was unveiled, and a documentary film on Mohanty’s life was screened during the event. Speaker Surama Padhy assured that the Assembly would consider the suggestions made by the Rati Bhai Memorial Committee to perpetuate Mohanty’s memory.
The memorial service, conducted by Ratikant Memorial Committee Chairman Rabi Das and Souvenir Committee Secretary Prabhukalyan Mohapatra, was attended by Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhakta Charan Das, former ministers Devi Prasad Mishra, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Arun Kumar Sahoo, Sanjay Das Burma, Bijay Nayak, Anant Jena, Sudarshan Das, and Minati Singh; BJP leader Golak Mohapatra; CPI(M) State General Secretary Suresh Panigrahi; and senior journalists Rajaram Satapathy, Pradyumna Satapathy, Batakrishna Tripathi, Rajesh Mohapatra, Prasanna Mohanty, Sandeep Sahu, Subhasish Mohanty, Pradyumna Mohanty, Bhakta Tripathi, Ramchandi Prasad Ransingh, Samar Pradhan, Chaudhuri Amitabh Das, Amitabh Ramesh Mohanty, Sandeep Mishra, Pradosh Patnaik, Prasanna Pati, Sarat Paikarai, Jayadeva Behara; Prameya Editor Gopal Mohapatra; former Doordarshan News Editor Gopal Mohapatra; Deb Naran Sethi, Manoranjan Mishra, Ashok Sahu, Dilip Subuddhi, Samanway Nanda, Arvind Mishra, Bibhuti Kar, Purva Maharatha, Seemachana Patnaik, Vivek Jena, Ramesh Swain, Sanjay Jena, Akshay Kumar Sahu, Virupaksha Tripathi, Yayati Mohanty, Garija Shankar Dash, Dilip Bishoi, Siraj Ahmed, Gyanranjan Das, Bapin Singh, Pradeep Raut, Purva Satipathi, Partha Sarathi Jena, Deba Mohanty, Deepak Mahapatra, Chinmay Mahapatra, Apullara Mohanty, Sarada Dev, Avinash Mishra, Priyaranjan Sahu, Sanjay Das, Bhagwat Tripathi, Suresh Kar, Deepak Kumar Kar, Arvind Kuruman, Sukant Mohanty, Riaz Mohammed, Lopamudra Jena, Madhavananda Behura, Nalini Sahu, Suryakanti Nayak, and Engineer Lalit Patnaik, who all paid their respects.
