PM Modi remembers Biju Patnaik on birth anniversary

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid homage to former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on the latter's 104th birth anniversary.

Remembering Biju Babu, the Prime Minister posted on Twitter a document of 1945  to highlight the courage shown by Patnaik in flying then underground leader Ram Manohar Lohia. Patnaik was an accomplished aviator.

"Biju Babu worked tirelessly for India’s progress and pioneered the development of Odisha," Modi said.

Biju Patnaik's son and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also paid tribute to his father on the occasion.

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