Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday mourned the death of former Odisha governor B Satyanarayana Reddy, who passed away in Hyderabad on Saturday night. Describing Reddy as an honest and upright leader, Bhandare said he had travelled to remote areas during his tenure and mingled with the people. Describing Reddy as an experienced parliamentarian and an able administrator, Naveen said as the governor he had guided the State in its development in many ways. A freedom fighter, Reddy was a socialist in his convictions, Naveen said and added that the country lost a great person in his demise.