By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: While paying rich tribute to late Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary, BJP National VP In Charge of Assam and Delhi, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda on Friday said that Biju uncle lives on in the hearts of the people of Odisha.
“Humble tributes to revolutionary freedom fighter, aviator, industrialist, visionary politician & leading national leader of his era, #BijuPatnaik on his Jayanti. A legend in his own lifetime bestowed high honors abroad, Biju uncle lives on in the hearts of the people of Odisha,” former 4th times MP , Baijayant Panda tweeted@PandaJay.
It may be noted here that Baijayant’s late parents Dr Bandhidhar Panda and Ila Panda had shared a very cordial family relationship with Biju Babu and Gyana Debi.Biju Babu was in fact the real force behind Baijayant Panda’s political growth till date. Panda , though not in BJD , even despite being one of its founding members, never missed a single stone unturned to keep the legacy of Biju Babu.
Meanwhile, Jindal Steel and Power Limited Chairman and former Lok Sabha MP, Naveen Jindal on Friday morning remembered late Odisha Chief Minister and visionary statesman, Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary.
“Remembering the visionary leader, ace pilot and the architect of Modern Odisha Shri Biju Patnaik ji on his birth anniversary,” JSPL Chairman Naveen Jindal tweeted @MPNaveenJindal.
“Shri Biju Patnaik maintained cordial relations with even his opponents. He truly believed in inclusive politics. As CM of Odisha, he worked selflessly. His thoughts and deeds must live on. Humble tributes to him on his jayanti,” Odisha PCC Chief Niranjan Patnaik tweeted @NPatnaikOdisha.
“Tributes to the #TallMan late Shri #BijuPatnaik on his 105 th birth anniversary. My SandArt at Puri beach in Odisha,” Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik tweeted @sudarsansand.
