Overview

• Patnaik is scheduled for a cervical arthritis operation at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on June 22
• His personal physician, Dr. Ramakant Panda, is overseeing the treatment arrangements in Mumbai
• The condition has caused significant neck pain, stiffness and mobility challenges for the opposition leader in the Odisha Assembly
• Having served as Odisha’s chief minister for over 24 years, Patnaik remains a central figure in the state’s politics
• Political leaders such as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and BJP vice-president Baijayant Panda have sent him messages wishing a swift recovery