Bhubaneswar, his close aide and Biju Janata Dal (BJD leader VK Pandian) have said that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would never accept Bharat Ratna or any other award for his father Biju Patnaik in return for any election or political alliance with the BJP. will not do.
The former IAS officer, who has worked in Odisha for over 25 years, including as Private Secretary to the Chief Minister, also hit out at the state Union Minister for never accepting the highest civilian award for the 'Pride of Odisha'. Didn't talk about. And an inspiration for every Odia, Biju Patnaik.
Pandian said in an interview, "The biggest identity of Odisha is the courage and bravery shown by Biju Babu. If you will see two Odia people in any part of the world, who talk about Odisha, they will be Biju Babu. Will speak only about."Here." He said, "Either they will have tears or they will have emotions. This is Biju Patnaik's connection with the people of Odisha. He was a freedom fighter, he has done a lot for the country and the state. He is the creator of modern Odisha." ," He added.
Pandian said that Biju Patnaik has been honored with major civilian honors by Indonesia and Britain but the Indian government has not done so.
"We have seen how many people have been given Bharat Ratna. With full respect to all of them, I have nothing against any of them, all of them have made great contributions but this entire caste, the people of Odisha, Biju Look at Patnai as a great inspiration,” he said.Pandiya said, "He is not a person in Odisha, he is a phenomenon here. How can we insult a person like Biju Babu by not giving him Bharat Ratna for so many years."
He hit out at BJP for talking about Odia pride and Odia identity without thinking about Biju Patnaik.
In an apparent dig at Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, he said, "There is a Union Minister from here and there have been other Union Ministers from Odisha in the NDA government, but have they ever talked about it." "Let's give them a Think and respect them as freedom fighters.He has been an inspiration for generations of Oriyas. People of Odisha walk two inches taller when they talk about Biju Patnaik, he can't give that kind of inspiration. They recognize it and respect it?" Pandian asked.
He accused the BJP of talking about Odia identity, Odisha culture and Odia pride only for the sake of elections and said that people understand and understand it.
Asked whether he thought former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik would have been awarded the Bharat Ratna if the BJD had formed an alliance with the BJP, whether something like this had happened with other parties, Pandian said, “I don't think Naveen Baba would have been happy with this.” Referring to Naveen, he said, “You must remember, in 2019 the great writer Geeta Mehta is no more, she was awarded Padma Shri for her contribution to her field and Was.But he refused to take it." Patnaik's elder sister.
"With due respect and through a beautifully written letter, she said that her brother is in a political party and he is contesting elections and this may not be the right time for her to accept it. She said that please But don't insist on doing so. Accept it, Naveen Babu comes from this lineage," Pandian said.
He said, “He would be the last person to trade the valor of Oriya pride for a reward.He will not accept any award as part of elections or political alliance." Describing an old incident, Pandian said there is a 'heaven gate' in Puri, where most Hindus want their last rites to be performed. Because there is such a strong belief that my last rites are performed there, you go to heaven.
He said, “Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik decided to expand and renovate this Heaven Gate as it had become overcrowded and a plan was made, but when it was shown to him, a corner of the Heaven Gate was missing. "
“I was there showing them the plan and they asked me why this corner was left out. I told them that this is the place where Biju Babu's Samadhi was and hence, we will leave this place and take the rest of the space.“Expansion and renovation work,” he said. “Naveen Babu looked into my eyes and said Biju Babu lives in people's hearts, not in stones, please remove it. I said that if we remove the Samadhi of Biju Babu, a law and order situation may arise. They told me to remove it quickly." In the morning and no one knows when," said Pandian.He said the Chief Minister further told him that he knew the sentiments of the people but he wanted the people of Odisha to get a proper place to perform the last rites and Biju Babu or his Samadhi should not come in between.
Pandian quoted the Chief Minister as saying, "Even Biju Babu would be very happy to sacrifice everything for the people of Odisha, whether alive or dead." He added, "This is Naveen Babu and his family. Has a commitment to Odisha which is why he has such a strong connect with the people of Odisha that no other political leader or family has ever had.,
"There are many states where people fight to keep mausoleums at prominent places so that their legacy continues and here is a person, a chief minister, who has done something like this," Pandian said.
He said this happened despite Biju Patnaik being the tallest man in Odisha, a great leader and the architect of modern Odisha. He said, “Yet, Naveen Patnaik asked us to remove his father's Samadhi for the welfare of the people. This is their commitment to the state. They do not indulge in pseudo-nationalism, regionalism or anything like that to create false narratives." clearly taking a dig at the BJP.
He said that BJP creates issues when it has no real issue to attack BJD.
“Whenever BJP is weak, they start raising issues of nationalism, regionalism or religion,” he alleged. This has been his political strategy.'' Pandian said that due to the continuous efforts of Naveen Patnaik, Odia got the status of classical language and this was done in February 2014 during the UPA government.He said that NDA government has been formed after May 2014. In these 1 years, the NDA government has not sanctioned even a single rupee for promoting a classical language listed by the Government of India.
"At the same time, they have given thousands of crores of rupees for Sanskrit, they have given more than Rs 100 crores for two-three other languages including Telugu and Tamil. I think there are one or two more languages. What have the people of Odisha What have you done wrong? Why did you declare Oriya as a classical language and then forget it?" Pandian further said that Odisha is a great art, it has great roots and I have celebrated it all over the world."Across the country, people want to learn Odisha dance. Our Chief Minister has written to the Central Government twice asking to list it as a classical art as this will give it the seriousness and visibility that I much needed. Both times The government which talks about Odia culture has rejected it."
The former IAS officer, who has worked in Odisha for over 25 years, including as Private Secretary to the Chief Minister, also hit out at the state Union Minister for never accepting the highest civilian award for the 'Pride of Odisha'. Didn't talk about. And an inspiration for every Odia, Biju Patnaik.
Pandian said in an interview, "The biggest identity of Odisha is the courage and bravery shown by Biju Babu. If you will see two Odia people in any part of the world, who talk about Odisha, they will be Biju Babu. Will speak only about."Here." He said, "Either they will have tears or they will have emotions. This is Biju Patnaik's connection with the people of Odisha. He was a freedom fighter, he has done a lot for the country and the state. He is the creator of modern Odisha." ," He added.
Pandian said that Biju Patnaik has been honored with major civilian honors by Indonesia and Britain but the Indian government has not done so.
"We have seen how many people have been given Bharat Ratna. With full respect to all of them, I have nothing against any of them, all of them have made great contributions but this entire caste, the people of Odisha, Biju Look at Patnai as a great inspiration,” he said.Pandiya said, "He is not a person in Odisha, he is a phenomenon here. How can we insult a person like Biju Babu by not giving him Bharat Ratna for so many years."
He hit out at BJP for talking about Odia pride and Odia identity without thinking about Biju Patnaik.
In an apparent dig at Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, he said, "There is a Union Minister from here and there have been other Union Ministers from Odisha in the NDA government, but have they ever talked about it." "Let's give them a Think and respect them as freedom fighters.He has been an inspiration for generations of Oriyas. People of Odisha walk two inches taller when they talk about Biju Patnaik, he can't give that kind of inspiration. They recognize it and respect it?" Pandian asked.
He accused the BJP of talking about Odia identity, Odisha culture and Odia pride only for the sake of elections and said that people understand and understand it.
Asked whether he thought former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik would have been awarded the Bharat Ratna if the BJD had formed an alliance with the BJP, whether something like this had happened with other parties, Pandian said, “I don't think Naveen Baba would have been happy with this.” Referring to Naveen, he said, “You must remember, in 2019 the great writer Geeta Mehta is no more, she was awarded Padma Shri for her contribution to her field and Was.But he refused to take it." Patnaik's elder sister.
"With due respect and through a beautifully written letter, she said that her brother is in a political party and he is contesting elections and this may not be the right time for her to accept it. She said that please But don't insist on doing so. Accept it, Naveen Babu comes from this lineage," Pandian said.
He said, “He would be the last person to trade the valor of Oriya pride for a reward.He will not accept any award as part of elections or political alliance." Describing an old incident, Pandian said there is a 'heaven gate' in Puri, where most Hindus want their last rites to be performed. Because there is such a strong belief that my last rites are performed there, you go to heaven.
He said, “Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik decided to expand and renovate this Heaven Gate as it had become overcrowded and a plan was made, but when it was shown to him, a corner of the Heaven Gate was missing. "
“I was there showing them the plan and they asked me why this corner was left out. I told them that this is the place where Biju Babu's Samadhi was and hence, we will leave this place and take the rest of the space.“Expansion and renovation work,” he said. “Naveen Babu looked into my eyes and said Biju Babu lives in people's hearts, not in stones, please remove it. I said that if we remove the Samadhi of Biju Babu, a law and order situation may arise. They told me to remove it quickly." In the morning and no one knows when," said Pandian.He said the Chief Minister further told him that he knew the sentiments of the people but he wanted the people of Odisha to get a proper place to perform the last rites and Biju Babu or his Samadhi should not come in between.
Pandian quoted the Chief Minister as saying, "Even Biju Babu would be very happy to sacrifice everything for the people of Odisha, whether alive or dead." He added, "This is Naveen Babu and his family. Has a commitment to Odisha which is why he has such a strong connect with the people of Odisha that no other political leader or family has ever had.,
"There are many states where people fight to keep mausoleums at prominent places so that their legacy continues and here is a person, a chief minister, who has done something like this," Pandian said.
He said this happened despite Biju Patnaik being the tallest man in Odisha, a great leader and the architect of modern Odisha. He said, “Yet, Naveen Patnaik asked us to remove his father's Samadhi for the welfare of the people. This is their commitment to the state. They do not indulge in pseudo-nationalism, regionalism or anything like that to create false narratives." clearly taking a dig at the BJP.
He said that BJP creates issues when it has no real issue to attack BJD.
“Whenever BJP is weak, they start raising issues of nationalism, regionalism or religion,” he alleged. This has been his political strategy.'' Pandian said that due to the continuous efforts of Naveen Patnaik, Odia got the status of classical language and this was done in February 2014 during the UPA government.He said that NDA government has been formed after May 2014. In these 1 years, the NDA government has not sanctioned even a single rupee for promoting a classical language listed by the Government of India.
"At the same time, they have given thousands of crores of rupees for Sanskrit, they have given more than Rs 100 crores for two-three other languages including Telugu and Tamil. I think there are one or two more languages. What have the people of Odisha What have you done wrong? Why did you declare Oriya as a classical language and then forget it?" Pandian further said that Odisha is a great art, it has great roots and I have celebrated it all over the world."Across the country, people want to learn Odisha dance. Our Chief Minister has written to the Central Government twice asking to list it as a classical art as this will give it the seriousness and visibility that I much needed. Both times The government which talks about Odia culture has rejected it."
