language body sends 10,000 cards in a single day

As part of its postcard campaign, activists of the Odia Bhasa Suraksha Sammilani on Tuesday sent nearly 10,000 postcards to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik demanding due recognition to Odia language.The activists led by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha member and Sammilani convenor Baisnab Charan Parida dropped nearly 10,000 postcards at the postbox located near the Post Master General office here.

People from different walks of life participated in the campaign organised by the Bhubaneswar district unit of the Sammilani.last month the Sammilani, a body working for the promotion of Odia language, had started the campaign of sending one lakh postcards to the Chief Minister to press its demand for official use of Odia.

“So far, we have sent nearly 60,000 postcards to the Chief Minister. The postcards plead for due recognition to the language, which is one of the oldest,” said Parida.The postcards also point out how during the tenure of former Chief Minister Nabakrushna Choudhury, who served the State between 1950 and 1956, Odia language had gained the status of official language of the State, added Parida.