Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s ignorance of Oriya is slowly becoming a major political issue with the Opposition Congress and the BJP raking up the matter often in recent times.
Former Pradesh Congress president and ex-minister Niranjan Patnaik said on Tuesday that he has written separate letters to eminent personalities of the state appealing them to take a clear stand on the CM’s refusal to learn Oriya even after remaining in power for 14 years.