Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday paid tributes to former Odisha CM and legendary leader Biju Patnaik on his 22nd death anniversary.
Patnaik paid floral tributes at the statue of his father Biju Babu on the premises of Odisha Legislative assembly at 9.30 am.
Besides, taking to his twitter handle, Naveen said, “I pay my humble tributes to the makers of Modern Odisha, freedom fighters and former CM of Odisha. Biju Babu, the epitome of Odia swabhiman, is always inspirational and following his footprints, we are dedicated for the service of mother, land and human beings and their development.”
ଆଧୁନିକ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ସ୍ରଷ୍ଟା, ମହାନ ଜନନାୟକ, ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ତଥା ପୂର୍ବତନ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ବିଜୁ ବାବୁଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ ଦିବସରେ ମୋର ବିନମ୍ର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସ୍ଵାଭିମାନର ପ୍ରତୀକ ବିଜୁ ବାବୁଙ୍କ ଆଦର୍ଶରେ ସର୍ବଦା ଅନୁପ୍ରାଣିତ ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କ ପଥାନୁଗାମୀ ହୋଇ ମା, ମାଟି ଓ ମଣିଷର ସେବା ଓ ଉନ୍ନତି ପାଇଁ ଆମେ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗୀକୃତ। pic.twitter.com/xPJsTXzyGQ
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 17, 2019
The legendary man was born on 5 March 1916 to Lakshminarayan and Ashalata Patnaik in Cuttack. After studying Aeronautics at the Aeronautical Training Institute of India, he started his career with Indian National Airways.
Biju Patnaik was imprisoned until 1945 due to his participation in the Quit India Movement. He had also plunged headlong into the Nepalese Democratic Movement and Indonesia’s struggle for independence from the Dutch. He flew out the then Indonesian Prime Minister Sultan Sjahrir to Singapore, and then to Delhi where Sjahrir met Jawaharlal Nehru.
After independence, the grateful Indonesian government subsequently conferred its highest civilian award, Bhumi Putra to him. He served as the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1961 to 1963 and again from 1990-1995. He was a member of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Biju Patnaik was involved with many projects like the Paradip Port, the Orissa Aviation Centre, Bhubaneswar Airport, the Cuttack-Jagatpur Mahanadi highway bridge and many others.
The former Odisha CM breathed his last in New Dehli on April 17, 1997. He founded the Kalinga Prize, which the UNESCO has been conferring for excellence in the field of science.
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