The Utkal Sammilani on Monday observed the 85th death anniversary of Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das by garlanding his statute at Gopabandhu square and highlighted his philosophy.
Sammilani president Dr Guruprasad Mohanty, general secretary Dr Adwaita Kumar Patra, Mancheswar industrial unit president Dillip Dashsharma former MlA Ajay Jena and many others too paid tribute to Das in the State Assembly premises.
The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) also observed the death anniversary of its first president Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das at Congress Bhawan here.
Early in the morning on Monday, PCC president Jayadev Jena along with many senior party leaders garlanded in the statue of Gopabandhu Das at Gopabandhu square and later attended a meeting at the Congress Bhawan.
Highlighting the ‘Service to the mankind is service to God’ philosophy Jena said, “The dream of Gopabandhu Das to make Odisha a hunger-free State has been fulfilled by the UPA Government as food security has been passed.” Senior party leaders Sivananda Ray, Umesh Swain, Gurupada Nanda and Suresh Kumar Raoutaray were present.