Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid humble tributes to former Odisha Chief Minister and Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik on his birth anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, Naveen said that JB Patnaik’s contribution to the development of the State and growth of Odia literature and journalism will always be remembered.
ଓଡିଶାର ପୂର୍ବତନ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ତଥା ଆସାମର ପୂର୍ବତନ ରାଜ୍ୟପାଳ ଜାନକୀ ବଲ୍ଲଭ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ରାଜ୍ୟର ପ୍ରଗତି ସହ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଓ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକତା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ତାଙ୍କ ବହୁମୂଲ୍ୟ ଅବଦାନ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ। pic.twitter.com/NtOpcwp6cd
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 3, 2021
Born on January 3, 1927, JB Patnaik had been the Governor of Assam from 2009 to 2014. He served as Chief Minister of Odisha twice – from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999.