Bhubaneswar: 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman, VK Pandian, who joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday, said that he will work for the people of Odisha in a dedicated, humble and selfless manner.
During the induction programme, BJD Supremo & Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said, “I welcome Mr Pandian to the Biju Janata Dal. As all of you know, he has been working very hard for several years for the people of our state and he will continue to do so as a member of the party. I wish him all the best.”
“With the guidance of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, I will work for the people of Odisha in a dedicated, humble and selfless manner,” said Pandian after joining the conch party.
After joining the BJD, Pandian also visited Sankha Bhawan, the headquarters of Biju Janata Dal, where he was given a rousing welcome by the party leaders and workers. On the occasion, a blood donation camp was organized by the party at Sankha Bhawan.
Pandian is also scheduled to visit the famous Maa Taratarini Temple in Ganjam district to seek the blessings of the deity for his political journey.
A month after taking voluntary retirement, former IAS officer V Karthikeyan Pandian, who is also a close aide of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, joined the ruling Biju Janta Dal (BJD) on Monday.
The former bureaucrat formally joined the party in the presence of BJD supremo & Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, ministers, lawmakers and senior leaders of the conch party at Naveen Niwas.
The 2000-batch IAS officer had taken voluntary retirement from government service on October 23 this year. Within the next 24 hours, he was appointed as the chairman of the state’s flagship 5T (transformational initiative) and Nabin Odisha scheme in the rank of cabinet minister to work directly under the chief minister.
Pandian joined the Chief Minister’s Office in 2011 and has since been Patnaik’s private secretary.
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