The 76th birthday of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was celebrated by the party leaders and sympathisers with much enthusiasm in the Sai temple near Gopal Sagar here on Sunday.
A mega blood donation camp was organised by party workers. Government Chief Whip and MLA Prasanta Muduli inaugurated the camp in which a targeted 76 units of blood were collected to mark the occasion.
While speaking on the occasion Muduli said, "Our party leaders and workers participated on the occasion to express their feelings of love, affection and respect for our party supremo and CM Naveen Patnaik."
Among others Zilla Parishad president, block chairpersons, leaders from BJD’s women and youth wings, municipality councillors, PRIs members were present.
Municipality BJD president Priyabrata Mohapatra coordinated.
However, district BJD’s another parallel group led by former district president and former Cashew Development Corporation Chairman Amarendra Das organized a the CM's birthday and a blood donation camp at Sarada Mandap in Jagatsinghpur town.
Among others former ZP president Devadatta Mohanty, industrialist Amiyakanta Das, NISER Registrar Abhaya Nayak, former Jagatssinghpur block chairman Prasanna Swain, BJD leader Suresh Nanda, Mo Parivar coordinator Santosh Das and Deviprasad Sahani spoke. 70 units of blood were collected at the camp.