The 121st birth anniversary celebration of former Chief Minister Dr Harekrushna Mahtab was held at Bhadrak on November 21.
Local MP Manjulata Mandal, Bhadrak MLA Sanjeev Mallik, Sahitya Akademi awardee Dr Pabitra Mohan Panigrahi and Member of Odisha Sahitya Akademi Abhay Sutar were present. The speakers unanimously demanded Bharat Ratna for Dr Mahtab.
Rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy was honoured with the “Best Corona Warrior” award on the occasion. Project Director Madhusudan Dash and Sangram Acharya among others spoke.
