By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday remembered his late visionary father and former Chief Minister, Biju Patnaik on his death anniversary.
“ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବରପୁତ୍ର ତଥା ମହାନ ଜନନାୟକ ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ତିରୋଧାନ ଦିବସରେ ବିନମ୍ର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି ଜଣାଉଛି। ସେ ଦେଖାଇ ଯାଇଥିବା ମାର୍ଗ ଏବେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାକୁ ବିକାଶର ବିଭିନ୍ନ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଅଗ୍ରଣୀ କରିଛି। ତାଙ୍କ ନୀତି ଓ ଆଦର୍ଶ ସର୍ବଦା ଆମକୁ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ସେବା ପାଇଁ ଅନୁପ୍ରେରିତ କରିବ,” Naveen Patnaik said in a tweet.
Biju Patnaik (5 March 1916 – 17 April 1997) was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman. As politician, he served twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha. Biju Patnaik’s younger son, Naveen Patnaik, is the current Chief Minister of Odisha. His daughter, Gita Mehta, is an English writer. His elder son Prem Patnaik is a Delhi-based industrialist.
