Bhubaneswar, March 13: Granddaughter of freedom fighter Pabitra Mohan Pradhan, Ranjita Rani Pradhan met 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian at Naveen Niwas on Wednesday.
Ranjita lauded the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for preserving her grandpa’s memoirs, as the enunciator of the Praja Mandal Movement in Odisha during the pre-independence era and the former Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha.
Ranjita, accompanied with the functionaries of the Pabitra Mohan Smruti Parishad expressed gratitude to CM Naveen Patnaik for taking several measures to preserve the glorious memory of the valiant leader Pradhan.
The team also thanked the CM and the 5T Chairman for their noble efforts to establish Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Memorial Museum, the proposal of naming the Brahmani Bridge as Pabitra Mohan Setu, Pabitra Mohan Medical College in Talcher and installing a life-sized statue of the great man in Bhubaneswar.
5T Chairman Pandian said that the Chief Minister has a deep regard for the great freedom fighters. Pabitra Mohan Pradhan is a bit inspiration for the community leaders.
The state government is working with recollecting and conserving Pradhan’s glorious episodes, as a part of due homage to the national leader, Pandian added.
