The role of media is to fight against injustice and support and solve the cause of the masses, said Utkal Bharat president and former MP Kharabela Swain on the third annual day function of Margadarshi, a news and feature magazine, here.
Among others, Utkal Prasanga editor Dr Hussain Rabi Gandhi, senior journalist Pradosh Pattanaik, Indian Media Centre Khurda president Satyabadi Baliarsingh and Gita Engineering College Dean Dr Sarat Chandra Mahapatra spoke.
Presided over by scribe Rabi Rath, the meeting felicitated a few eminent persons including scribe and social worker Raj Kishore Ram, lyricist Ramesh Mangaraj, environmentalist Raj Kishore Panigrahi, artist laxmidhar Sahu and magician Jitendra Kumar Sahu.
A special issue of the magazine was released by the guests. Magazine editor Umasankar Prasad and Newsfuse (OTV) producer Samarendra Baliarsingh were present.