The Utkal Sammilani Central Committee on Wednesday paid rich tribute to Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das on his 94th death anniversary. Members garlanded the Utkalmani’s statue at Gopabandhu Square and recalled the great contributions made by him for development of the State. A meeting was held under the chairmanship of committee president Basanta Kumar Tripathy and moderated by Dr Radhanath Praharaj.
Tripathy said Gopabandhu had rich understanding on Odia language, culture and history and always stressed on teaching in mother tongue.
Dr Kashinath Rath, Dr Banambar Parida, Laxmidhar Behera and Surendra Kumar Chhotray also spoke.
The Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Estate branch also paid tribute to the Utkalmani on the occasion. Led by branch president Dillip Dashsharma, members garlanded Gopabandhu’s statue. The programme was joined by former Dhenkanal MP Tathagata Satpathy and Bhubaneswar Central MLA Ananta Narayan Jena.
The meeting was also attended by Dr Surendra Mohan Mishra, Bichitrananda Sahu, Sheetal Chandra Mohanty and Subrata Mohapatra.