By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday morning wished speedy recovery of Noted lyricist Padma Shri Mitrabhanu Gountia , who has been admitted to a hospital in Burla after he complained of chest pain on Tuesday.
“ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ ସମ୍ମାନ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ ଗୀତ ‘ରଙ୍ଗବତୀ’ର ଗୀତିକାର ମିତ୍ରଭାନୁ ଗୌନ୍ତିଆଙ୍କ ଅସୁସ୍ଥତା ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣିବାକୁ ପାଇଲି। ତାଙ୍କର ଆଶୁଆରୋଗ୍ୟ ଓ ଉତ୍ତମ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ କାମନା କରୁଛି।,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tweeted @Naveen_Odisha.
“ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ ସମ୍ମାନ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ ଗୀତ ‘ରଙ୍ଗବତୀ’ର ଗୀତିକାର ମିତ୍ରଭାନୁ ଗୌନ୍ତିଆଙ୍କ ସ୍ବାସ୍ଥ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ଭଲ ନଥିବାର ଖବର ଜାଣିବାକୁ ପାଇଲି। ତାଙ୍କର ଆଶୁଆରୋଗ୍ୟ ଲାଗି ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି ।,” BJD Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Amar Patnaik tweeted @Amar4Odisha.
According to sources, Gountia was initially admitted to a Kuchinda Sub divisional hospital and then taken to a private hospital in Burla. Later, family members admitted him to the VIMSAR, Burla at around 9:45 PM.
Padma Shri Mitrabhanu Gountia penned the iconic Sambalpuri folk song ‘Rangabati’ sung by Jitendra Haripal and Krishna Patel. Gountia was conferred with the Padma Shri award by President Ramnath Kovind in 2020 for his contribution to the field of art.
