Cuttack: The last rites of Padma Shri D. Prakash Rao were held at the Kaliabuda Cemetery in Cuttack with national honors. Daughter D Vanupriya Rao set fire. Cuttack District Magistrate Bhavani Shankar Chayani at Cuttack Kaliabuda Cemetery, Cuttack DPC Pratik Singh, Additional District Magistrate Vijay Kumar Khantayatraya, Cuttack-Barabati MLA Eng Mohammad Mokim, former Cuttack-Chowdhury MLA Prabhat Ranjan Bishwal, Rajya Sabha MP Subhas Singh, BJD leader Many dignitaries, including leaders and actors, were present. Padma Shri D Prakash Rao died while undergoing treatment yesterday afternoon. Today at the Kaliabuda Cemetery, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the funeral. De Prakash Rao was well known at home and abroad for his social work. The death of Padma Shri has shocked the entire country.
