Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his humble tributes to freedom fighter Chakhi Khuntia on his birth anniversary today.
ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ବିପ୍ଳବୀ ଚନ୍ଦନ ହଜୁରୀ ଚାଖି ଖୁଣ୍ଟିଆଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ଝାଁସୀରାଣୀ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀବାଇଙ୍କ ସହଯୋଗୀ ଭାବେ ୧୮୫୭ ମସିହା ‘ସିପାହୀ ବିଦ୍ରୋହ’ରେ ସେ ଗୁରୁତ୍ଵପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭୂମିକା ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ଦେଶପ୍ରେମ ଓ ବଳିଦାନ ଆମକୁ ସର୍ବଦା ଅନୁପ୍ରାଣିତ କରିବ। pic.twitter.com/WiaU8tDs0R
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 20, 2020
Born on 20 January 1827 in Puri, Chandan Hajuri, popularly known as ‘Chakhi Khuntia’ sacrificed his life for the cause of the freedom of India.
He was actively involved in Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, which was the India’s first war of independence.
Chakhi Khuntia was the advisor to Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi.
On account of his involvement in this first freedom struggle, Chakhi Khuntia was arrested many times and kept behind the bars.