By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Did you have a glimpse of Thriveni Earth Movers Pvt Ltd MD , Tamil Nadu’s Salem born Mining Contractor , B Prabhakaran in recent past, answer must be came a ‘big no’.
But things have changed a lot after 5T-Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian joined the BJD on November 27. It seems, B Prabhakaran has emerged from his hideouts and attending social functions and gatherings, which were not witnessed earlier or in recent past.
Since the outbreak of Odisha Mining scam and land scam by his wife Kiruthika Prabhakaran, B Prabhakaran, used to avoid public gatherings and meetings and as well as social functions but , now a days he is seen in public gatherings.
Few photos and a video clip shared in X post( formerly twitter) , which contains an informal talks between Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik and other business leaders of Joda and Barbil at a marriage function few days back.
In the video, Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik seems indicating B Prabhakaran, saying “now he is essential and controlling everything,” to which, the TEMPL MD replied with a smile in his face. But Patnaik indicated B Prabhakaran or VK Pandian , is yet not known. While others were about to reacting to Patnaik’s statement but the video ended.
Social media user Kumar Biswal while reacting to a post by Co-Founder Little Steps Pre-School, Devasis Sarangi’s X post in which B Prabhakaran was seen standing with Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik wrote “Tamilian looting odisha and odias are appreciating tamilian a never ending love story,”.
One Bikash said “I heard that the Britishers used divide and rule strategy so that they can easily control. Only a few PPL getting benefitted out of it, however impacted huge on the other side of the coin,’.
Another wrote ‘Good to see the people who actually rule the state’.