: The UtkalSammilani Central Committee on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the first Prime Minister of Odisha Parala Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Dev on his 130th birth anniversary.
The members of the committee garlanded the statue of Dev at AG Square and held a public meeting under the chairmanship of Sammilani president Basant Kumar Tripathy.
Speakers at the meeting highlited the contributions made by ParalMaharaj in formation of an Odia language based separate Odisha State travelling frequently to the then United Kingdom and hailed his sacrificed for State building.
Tripathy said Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapti Dev had donated all his salary and travel expenses as a Minister to Utkal University and his contribution in the field of agriculture, industrial development, education and cultural emancipation was unique and inspiring.
The meeting was attended by Prof KashinathRath, TrinathSamantray, Jugal Kishore Nayak, SantoshaMohapatra,ErNikhilaPrasda Das, SarojiniMohanty and Amit Pritam Acharya.