The 6th death anniversary of the Gandhian freedom fighter and Khadi activist Jagannath Tripathy was held here. Former Minister Niranjan Patnaik attended the function as chief guest.
Tripathy had joined the Indian National Congress when he was a student of class six. Inspired by his teacher and former Chief Minister Dr Sadasiva Tripathy and uncle laxmi Chandra Dash, he launched Satyagraha on January 7, 1941 at Dasarapada of Nabarangpur at the age of 19 years. He created public opinion against the British Government and was arrested and put behind bars for a year. He organised the prisoners and agitated within the Koraput jail.
He remained as a member of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee for long 42 years from 1948 to 1990. He was elected as MlA during the tenure of Harekrishna Mahatab as Chief Minister. In 1961, he was also elected as MlA from Dabugam-Kodinga joint constituency. He was honoured by former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on August 9, 2004. He also received Mondei Samman at Mondei lok Mohotsav.