With profound grief and sorrow, it is intimated that Comrade S.R.Nayak, veteran leader of the P and T Trade Union movement and Circle Secretary of BSNLEU M.P.Circle has passed away at about 01.30 AM, today early morning. He was under treatment at AIIMS Delhi for the last two weeks. For about one month he was suffering from high fever. Yesterday evening we, comrades KG Jayaraj, Animesh Mitra, SC Bhattacharya and myself had visited Com. Nayak. We were under the impression that he was improving. But the end came within a few hours.

Com.Nayak was one of the senior comrades who has spent his entire life for the workers. Despite serious health problems due to Zorosis, he toured and organised the workers. He was the President of the AIBDPA also. His contribution for strengthening BSNLEU is well known to all.

His body has been taken by Ambulance from Delhi and is expected to reach his home at Jabalpur by about midnight or so. The time of cremation will be decided after the family reach at Jabalpur.

Com. Nayak is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters. They were all in the hospital attending him along with sons-in-
law. We share the sorrow of the family and friends.

The departure of Com. S.R.Nayak is a great loss to the movement. We had been together in the up and downs of the movement for a long time, and personally I feel the great loss.

My heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and comrades.

Red Salute to Com. SR Nayak!