Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tributes to freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Odisha Sadashiva Tripathy on his birth anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, Naveen remembered the legendary leader’s contribution towards the country’s freedom movement, social reforms and development of Odisha.
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ତଥା ପୂର୍ବତନ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଡ଼ଃ. ସଦାଶିବ ତ୍ରିପାଠୀଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ତାଙ୍କ ନିଃସ୍ୱାର୍ଥପର ଦେଶ ପ୍ରେମ, ସମାଜ ସଂସ୍କାର ସହ ରାଜ୍ୟର ପ୍ରଗତିରେ ବହୁମୂଲ୍ୟ ଅବଦାନ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ। pic.twitter.com/3Hdy9jfMHj
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 21, 2020
Born on 21st April, 1910 in Nabarangpur, Sadashiva Tripathy was a Gandhian and participated in the freedom struggle. He was jailed many times, but that did not deter him from mobilizing mass support in the rural pockets of undivided Koraput district and spearheading the agitation against the British rule.
He was elected to the Odisha Lgislative Assembly for four consecutive terms. He served as the revenue minister of Odisha for a long time. He served as the Chief Minister of Odisha between 1965 February 21 to 1967 March 8.
During his tenure as the Chief Minister of Odisha the Land Reforms Act was introduced in Odisha.
Tripathy had breathed his last on 9th September 1980.