Eminent left-wing author, trade-unionist and leader of CPM, Orissa Mr. Janardan Pati has called upon the State’s men of letters and intelligentsia to shun their silence on the demands for inviolable governance of Orissa in Oriya language, espoused by Bhasha Andolan, founded by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak sans any delay.
He has also called upon the Government to ensure rule of Orissa in Oriya language by this year’s Utkal Divas on 1st of April.
His speech was ‘live’ on January 24 from the Facebook page “Bhasha Maapain Pade”, which is the digital platform of the movement during the COVID-19 pandemic period.