Alajangi Viswanath Swamy, a noted social activist and former Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, passed away at his Khariar Road residence in Nuapada district due to old age-related ailments.
Swamy had played an active role in social reformer Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement. He was nominated to the Upper House of the Parliament on April 4, 2012 and was in the position till April 3, 2018.