Naveen Patnaik Honors Father Biju Patnaik, Recalls Visionary's Global & Odisha Impact

• BJD chief Naveen Patnaik paid floral tributes to his father, former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik, on his birth anniversary in Bhubaneshwar.
• Naveen Patnaik highlighted Biju Patnaik's socio-economic reforms and their enduring relevance.
• BJD MP Sasmit Patra detailed Biju Patnaik's global contributions, including fighting Nazis and aiding Indonesian freedom fighters.
• Patra emphasized Biju Patnaik's role as the 'maker of modern Odisha' through industrialization, agriculture, tribal upliftment, and women's empowerment.
• Biju Patnaik, a pilot and two-term CM, founded the Biju Janata Dal, which has governed Odisha since 2000.