The 36th death anniversary of former Minister Karmabeer Brundaban Nayak was observed here on Sunday.
Members of the Brundaban Nayak Smruti Committee along many local leaders and dignitaries offered floral tributes at his memorial at the Neelakantheswar Temple and garlanded his statue at Kamapali Square.
SMIT Group president Dr Bhagaban Gantayat presided over the commemoration meeting held at Hilpatna. Former MLA Dr RC Chyaupatnaik, Jamula Satyanarayan, senior scribe Pramod Panda, BJD leader Mamata Bisoyi, Ganjam Zilla Parishad VC Snehalata Panda, Rabi Maharana, social worker Trinath Maharana attended the meeting. In afternoon, ‘tila tarpana’ was offered in the Neelakantheswar Temple tank. MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu too garlanded statue.Speakers recalled contributions of Nayak for all round development of Ganjam district.
They remembered Nayak’s role in establishment of the Odisha’s first College of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Mohuda in 1979. His contributions as the founding president of SMIT Group of Institutions were also remembered.