<span style="color: #222222;">Jayanti Pattnaik- the first chairperson of the National Women Commission, former MP and wife of late Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballav Pattnaik passed away in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar last night. Her last rites will be performed today.<br />''<br />''Many dignitaries including the President of India have condoled her death. Describing her as an eminent social worker who endeared herself to people of the state through her service and dedication, President Droupadi Murmu has expressed her condolences to her family, friends and well-wishers.<br />''<br />''Expressing grief, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said besides politics and social service, late Jayanti Pattnaik was also a writer.<br />''<br />''Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik has said that she will be remembered for her contribution in the field of Odia literature and women empowerment. </span><br />