The Flag Foundation of India rekindled the Gandhian principles of nonviolence and communal harmony through a programme ‘Sadbhavna Sandhya- Mahatma Ke Path Par’ held here on the Martyrs’ Day recently.
Nearly 22,000 from different parts of the region joined the programme to honour Gandhiji. The event began with a grand choir performance by over 200 students of the OP Jindal School.
Among others, State Steel and Mines Minister Rajanikant Singh, Chhendipada MlA Khageswar Behera, Angul Municipality Chairman Akshaya Samant, Angul DCC president Pratap Pradhan, BJP leader Minaketana Amant and district Bar Association president Dillip Das were present.
Several Ollywood celebrities — including Anu Choudhury, Akash Dasmohapatra, Kuna Tripathy, singer Ira Mohanty as well as the Prince Dance Group and Sizzler Dance Group — also paid their tribute with their patriotic performances.