In the present situation, the Utkal Sammilani is going to play an important role, said chief guest former Minister Panchanan Kanungo at the Sammilani’s foundation day function here on Friday.
Reputed linguist Asit Mohanty, who was the honorary guest, spoke about the formation of Utkal Sammilani.
Sammilani Mancheswar Branch president Dillip Dashsharma, who presided over the meeting, sought everybody’s cooperation to take the organisation ahead. Advisors Niranjan Das and Nimai Charan Das, vice-president Pratap Kumar Swain and secretary Gobinda Chandra Subudhi also spoke. Sammilani members Akshay Kumar Jethi and Prakash Samal were felicitated on the occasion. Among others, joint secretary Sidhartha Shankar Gadnayak, Rusi Patnaik, Artatran Dalai, Rabi Behera, Biswaranjan Sahu, Basanti Tripathy, Nalini Mohanty , Biswaranjan Sahu, Nalini Mohanty, Kumud Chandra Mishra, Suresh Kumar Kar and Trilochan Rath were present.