@HelleLyngSvends The people of India trusts the leadership of The Prime MinisterAnd that is evident as it is the 3 rd Term for him. Your comments are factually Incorrect and you are far away m reality . You boast about freedom of Press but these ranking have always been acussed of manipulation.
Imagine spitting at the sun and think the spit has landed. BJP attacking India’s great son, Shri Biju Patnaik is a disgrace and an apology is due
Biju Patnaik was an Airforce pilot with Royal Indian Airforce and with Indian Airforce post Independence. When Pakistani backed tribals invaded Kashmir in Oct 1947 Indian Government organised airlift of India troops from Delhi to defend Kashmir . The airlift started morning on 27th Oct after signing of Instrument of Accession . Biju Patnaik was amongst the first set of pilots who landed their Dakota at Srinagar Airport in middle of fight without any intelligence whether the airfield was in enemy's control or still in forces control . This airlift by brave pilots of IAF helped stop the advancement of enemy and saved Kashmir
Biju Patnaik on request of PM Nehru flew to Jakarta and landed on an improvised airstrip using left-over fuel from abandoned Japanese military dumps, Patnaik took off with Indonesian political leaders such as Sutan Sjahrir and Sukarno, for a secret meeting with Nehru at New Delhi reaching India via Singapore on 24 July 1947.
During 1962 war when Sh. Biju Patnaik was CM of Orissa, PM Nehru asked him to help India setup a China monitoring Air Unit at
Charbatia Air Base near Cuttack . This Aviation Research Centre (ARC), a covert wing of the Intelligence Bureau and help with intelligence gathering against China and still functions under R&AW .
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Biju Patnaik shared a crucial partnership in strengthening India's defense, centered on the establishment of the Wheeler Island (later named Dr Kalam Missile Testing Range) missile testing facility near Balasore In 1993, then-Odisha CM Patnaik allotted the land to DRDO on the condition that Kalam would develop advanced missiles there to safeguard India. Patnaik's decision to hand over the land for free to the DRDO was based on his visionary desire to ensure India was robust against external threats. The island became the crucial site for testing major Indian missiles like Agni ,Akash Prithvi, Brahmos etc
And BJP instead of honouring him with a Bharat Ratna has the audacity to call him a CIA AGENT!
Biju uncle was a towering personality, not just Odisha's tallest leader of his era, but among the leading lights of the nation.
Most importantly, he was one of the greatest patriots of modern Bharat.
National pride burned deep in his veins & he dedicated his life to liberating India & uplifting Odisha. He did that as a pilot, industrialist, political leader, & global trouble shooter.
His heroic missions, diplomatic & defence initiatives all contributed to strengthening our fledgling republic.
Casting aspersions on his patriotism is fantastical & patently ludicrous. Such attacks on him are unworthy, uninformed, & totally unacceptable.