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Naveen Patnaik’s aide Pandian quits politics
Updated On: 10 June, 2024 07:35 AM IST | Bhubaneswar | Agencies
Pandian said his only intention to join politics was to assist Patnaik. BJP stormed to power in Odisha, ending the 24-year rule of the BJD, by winning 78 seats in the 147-member Assembly
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BJD leader VK Pandian quits active politics. Pic/PTI
Odisha’s outgoing chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s close aide and senior BJD leader V K Pandian on Sunday announced his withdrawal from active politics in wake of the regional party’s defeat in the Lok Sabha and assembly polls.
In a video message, bureaucrat-turned-politician said, “Now I consciously decide to withdraw myself from active politics. I am sorry if I have hurt anyone in this journey. I am sorry if this campaign narrative against me has had a part to play the Biju Janata Dal’s loss. My apologies to the entire Biju Parivaar including all the ‘karmis’ for this.”
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