The Odisha Rajiv Gandhi Students’ Forum in association with the Rajiv Gandhi Study Circle celebrated the 71st birth anniversary of the former Prime Minster on Thursday.
Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Prasad Harichandan, who joined the event as chief guest, said, “The country will never forget Rajiv Gandhi for his relentless efforts for the nation’s development, integrity and peace. He proved himself as a true patriot by initiating the Sadbhavana Yatra to root out communalism from the country.”
As chief speaker, AICC secretary and former MP Dr Rama Chandra Khuntia said Rajiv Gandhi had strong determination to bring economic reforms and decentralisation of power. Among others, forum president Satyabrata Nayak, former Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University Prof Binayak Rath and Rajiv Gandhi Study Circle State coordinator Surya Mishra spoke.
On the occasion, 55 graduation toppers of the Utkal University and Ravenshaw University and 14 qualifiers of the IAS examination were felicitated with the Rajeev Gandhi Chhatra Prtiva Samman.