The Utkal Sammilani Central committee celebrated the 172nd birth anniversary of former Sammilani president Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das with its members garlanding his statue at Raj Bhawan Square and holding a commemorative meeting here on Sunday.
Sammilani committee president Radhanath Praharaj presiding the meeting termed Madhubahu as a Sun of centuries and demanded that a statue of the legendary be installed in the Parliament premises soon.
Among others, Tapas Ranjan Mishra, Ramakant Patra, Jitendra Padhi, Dr Banambar Parida, Trinath Samantray, Abani Bhusan Mishra, Girija Bhusan Mahapatra, Kalandi Nayak and Sadasiv Behera remembered Madhubabu’s contribution in formation of Odisha and protection of Odia language.
The Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Estate Branch also celebrated Madhubabu Jayanti under the chairmanship of its president Dillip Dashsharma. Here, Dashsharma also demanded early installation of Madhubabu statue at the Parliament.
Among others, Sammilani VP Sheetal Chandra Mohanty, secretary Govind Chandra Subudhi, joint secretary Ashok Kumar Paltasingh, Shiv Prasad Mishra, Prasanna Rath, Basanti Tripathy, Akhaya Jethi, Maheswar Biswal, Ketra Mohan Nayak, Ajay Kumar Kanungo and Dr Dinanatha Das garlanded the statute at Raj Bhawan.