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Odisha CM decides to remove Biju Patnaik’s samadhi
Biju Janata Dal MP Pinaki Misra said Patnaik decided to dismantle the samadhi to give a boost to the ongoing beautification drive in Puri.
Updated on: Nov 4, 2019, 02:47:40 IST
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Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has decided to remove a samadhi (memorial) of his father and former chief minister Biju Patnaik from Puri.
Biju Janata Dal MP Pinaki Misra said Patnaik decided to dismantle the samadhi to give a boost to the ongoing beautification drive in Puri.
The samadhi, built in 1997, took a large area of Swargadwar crematorium in Puri.
“Instead of an entire memorial, there will just a plaque mentioning Biju babu’s name in Swargadwar,” said BJD Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik, a close aide of Naveen. While some party insiders were wary of the move, Naveen reportedly told the meeting that there is no need for a memorial as “Biju continues to live in the heart of Odiyas”.
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