Gajapati Jayanti was celebrated with much gaiety in different parts of Brahmapur city as a token of honour to great freedom fighter and chief architect of Odisha Statehood Parala Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Deo.
Jatiyatabadi Anusthan organised a meeting on the occasion which was presided over by Swadesh Ranjan Pattnaik. He described the contributions of late Parala Maharaja and the significant role he played in the movement for formation of Odisha as a State. Similarly, Utkal Sameelani, Ganjam branch, organised a meeting. The guests garlanded the statue of Maharaja. Sameelani general secretary Manmath Padhi presided. Gajapati’s pioneering role in making Odisha a separate State was praised. Among others, well known poet Udayanath Mohapatra, Prakash Chandra Sahu, Ramesh Chandra Pradhan, and Bipra Charan Patra participated. A large number of dignitaries garlanded the statue of Maharaja at the MKCG Medical College campus too.
The jayanti was also celebrated at the Ganjam Zilla Congress Office where the speakers recalled the dedications of the Maharaja. The meeting was presided over by DCC president Bhagaban Gantayat. Among others, Padmanabha Padhi, Bhaskar Pattnaik, Aji Panda, Sanjit Panigrahi and Sibaram Patra participated.