By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Renowned social activist Engineer Akshaya Samal is likely to contest in ensuing Assembly Election. A native of Umar village, Shri Samal is fast emerging as a strong contender for his home seat i.e. Mahanga. Being fresh in politics having clean image, brilliant professional career, technology savvy background, dedicated social service record and pro people attitude, Shri Samal has already become a hot favourite among voters of the area.
Founder President of World famous organisation, Kalinga Bharati Foundation (KBF), Akshaya Samal has earned name and fame in National and International arena for his exemplary social services. Under Shri Samal’s active and able stewardship KBF has been engaged in promoting, Propagating and popularising Odisha’s art, crafts, culture, language, literature, architecture, culinary and attire in national capital region, since last three decades.
Founder of Kalinga Management Consultancy, Shri Samal has been instrumental in providing permanent jobs to around 300 youths mainly belonging to Mahanga locality. As nodal officer of Odisha Mo Parivar in NCR, Shri Samal’s sterling services during covid pandemic to save hundreds of precious lives from the clutches of death by providing timely medical care has been widely appreciated both by Odisha Government and general public.
Holder of an illustrious academic career, Shri Samal has been a student of Jhadeswarpur High School, Salepur College and Government Engineering College in Sonepat. An advance diploma holder in production engineering and Industrial Management and MBA in Marketing, Shri Samal had left his job recently after serving 23 years in various top notch Industries with an aim to serve the people in his birth place. Being the Founder National president of Rastriya Pravasi Odia Paribar and Founder General Secretary of Utkal Jyoti Charitable organisation and having association with around 21 Jagannath Temples Management Committees throughout India, Shri Samal has had spectacular contributions for the overall welfare of non – resident Odias.
A Kaleidoscopic personality, Shri Samal has simultaneously been known as an active social activist, honest person, helpful human being, gentleman politician, prolific philanthropist, ace organiser, committed worker and over and above all an adorable mass leader. Being the prime witness of a fatal accident in N.H.8, he had created history by providing justice to the dead person’s young poor widow in the form of compensation.
Being a son of the soil who has achieved Himalayan glory in profession, Shri Samal has the rarest advantage of knowing intimately the ground realities of Mahanga, current local issues, people’s pressing problems and their possible solutions. He has already demarcated his mission and vision for the allround development of Mahanga constituency.
Basing on the initial trend, Pollsters predict that with the support and sympathy from young, educated, women, farmers and poor voters, it will not at all be surprising if Akshaya Samal becomes victorious from Mahanga Assembly seat in his maiden electoral attempt.
