Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday paid his humble tributes to first Odia Speaker of Lok Sabha and Gandhian leader Rabi Ray on his birth anniversary.
In a Twitter post, the CM said that Rabi Ray will always be remembered for his contribution to the field of literature and social service, as well as to the spread of Gandhian ideology.
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ତଥା ଲୋକସଭାର ପ୍ରଥମ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବାଚସ୍ପତି ରବି ରାୟଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ଜଣେ ସୁଦକ୍ଷ ରାଜନେତା ସହ ଗାନ୍ଧିଜୀଙ୍କ ନୀତିଆଦର୍ଶର ପ୍ରସାର, ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏବଂ ସମାଜସେବା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ତାଙ୍କ ବହୁମୂଲ୍ୟ ଅବଦାନ ସର୍ବଦା ପ୍ରେରଣାର ଉତ୍ସ। pic.twitter.com/vjZEZNz4RE
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) November 26, 2022
Born on this day in 1926, Rabi Ray was a great socialist politician and a Gandhian.
He was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 9th Lok Sabha to become the first Odia to hold prestigious constitutional post.
Ray, who was empowered with an inherent simplicity and integrity, added to the prestige and dignity of the office of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha through his unbiased approach.