SunstarTV Bureau: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, instructs to observe the centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to state by conducting different programmes from 23rd March for a year to spread the immortal ideals of ahimsa icon among youth and people of Odisha.
Mahatma Gandhi is the eternal source of inspiration for all of us. He visited Odisha eight times during the period 1921-1946. On 23rd March 1921, Mahatma arrived in Odisha for the first time and had addressed a historic gathering on the river bed of Kathajodi in Cuttack.
Marking the centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to #Odisha, Odisha Cabinet headed by CM @Naveen_Odisha decided to observe it in grand way & conduct different programmes from 23rd March for a year to spread the immortal ideals of ahimsa icon among youth and people of Odisha. pic.twitter.com/cgXd9U6hiu
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) December 28, 2020
The Cabinet members stated, “This centenary celebration will certainly inspire the people of Odisha, especially our youth, on the ideals, and principles of Mahatma, and above all his mantra of Ahimsa and the magnitude of his greatness.”