The Utkal Sammilani has demanded that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar be named after Utkalgaurav Madhusudan Das.
In a Press statement, the organisation said as the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is actively considering the names of prominent freedom fighters and other eminent personalities of the region, it would be pertinent to consider the name of Madhusudan Das as his contributions to the State are immense.
A meeting was held in this regard being attended by Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar branch president Dillip Dashsharma and vice-president Dr Surendra Mohan Mishra and advocate Ananta Prasad Jena,among others. The organisation has sent a memorandum in this regard to the Union Health Minister.