Chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s septuagenarian cousin Dilip Patnaik has applied for an old-age pension under the government’s social security scheme, creating ripples in political circles.

Dilip is the son of Naveen’s father Biju Patnaik’s elder brother George. He is 76 years old. Like Naveen, Dilip is also a bachelor.

Dilip currently stays at Anand Bhavan, the Patnaik’s ancestral home in Cuttack, which is in a dilapidated condition. One part of Anand Bhavan, which belonged to Biju Patnaik, has already been donated to the state by Naveen and has been converted into a museum in Biju’s memory. Dilip stays in the other part of the building along with his sister Rekha.