Odisha: Naveen Patnaik backs trusted aide V K Pandian again, says news of ‘BJP deal’ false | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India

Former IAS officer V K Pandian with Naveen Patnaik (ANI file photo) BHUBANESWAR: After a brief lull, former chief minister Naveen Patnaik once again came in support of his trusted aide, V K Pandian, on Monday. He dismissed a media report against the former bureaucrat as unfounded and false.The report had claimed that Pandian had…

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‘A non-issue’: Odisha CM on BJP’s ‘power grab’ jibe over aide Pandian’s hand grab | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik responded to a recent tweet by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, showing BJD leader VK Pandian grabbing Naveen Patnaik’s trembling hand and trying to hide it from public view.The 77-year-old leader who’s hands have been visibly trembling for at least five years responded to the viral video…

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