Odisha Leaders honour ex-cm Patnaik on Birth Anniversary

Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday paid tributes to former chief minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik on his 99th birth anniversary. Patnaik served as the chief minister of Odisha from 1980 to 1989, and from 1995 to 1999. He also served as Governor of Assam from 2009 to 2014. Kambhampati, in a social media post said, “On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Odisha’s former chief minister, the late Janaki Ballabh Pattnaik, a heartfelt tribute of devotion.” Majhi, in a post on X said, “On the occasion of the birth anniversary of the late Janaki Ballabh Pattnaik, former chief minister of Odisha, former Governor of Assam, and eminent literary practitioner, devout homage.”