Prime Minister pays tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji on his birth anniversary

Posted On: 05 MAR 2026 11:42AM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary and remembered him for his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha. The Prime Minister wrote on X; &ldquo;On his birth anniversary today, I pay tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji and remember his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha.&rdquo; On his birth anniversary today, I pay tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji and remember his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha. &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 5, 2026 ଆଜି ଶ୍ରୀ ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି ଅର୍ପଣ କରୁଛି ଏବଂ ଓଡିଶାର ପ୍ରଗତିକୁ ଆଗେଇ ନେବା ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରୟାସକୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କରୁଛି । &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 5, 2026 **** MJPS/ST (Release ID: 2235430) Visitor Counter : 756 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Manipuri , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister pays tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji on his birth anniversary Posted On: 05 MAR 2026 11:42AM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary and remembered him for his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha. The Prime Minister wrote on X; &ldquo;On his birth anniversary today, I pay tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji and remember his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha.&rdquo; On his birth anniversary today, I pay tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji and remember his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha. &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 5, 2026 ଆଜି ଶ୍ରୀ ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି ଅର୍ପଣ କରୁଛି ଏବଂ ଓଡିଶାର ପ୍ରଗତିକୁ ଆଗେଇ ନେବା ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରୟାସକୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କରୁଛି । &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 5, 2026 **** MJPS/ST (Release ID: 2235430) <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary and remembered him for his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The Prime Minister wrote on X;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">&ldquo;On his birth anniversary today, I pay tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji and remember his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha.&rdquo;</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">On his birth anniversary today, I pay tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji and remember his passion towards furthering the progress of Odisha.</p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2029424323837276221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2026</a> <p lang="or" dir="ltr">ଆଜି ଶ୍ରୀ ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି ଅର୍ପଣ କରୁଛି ଏବଂ ଓଡିଶାର ପ୍ରଗତିକୁ ଆଗେଇ ନେବା ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରୟାସକୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କରୁଛି ।</p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2029428238620213757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2026</a> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">****</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">MJPS/ST</span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; 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