Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has promised setting up of an Orissa Bhawan and install a statue of Orissa's freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai in his State capital Raipur.He was speaking at a function marking the Utkal Divas in Raipur. BJP national secretary and organisational in-charge of Chhattisgarh and an MP of Orissa Dharmendra Pradhan attended the celebration.
Dr Raman Singh said the story of the first Indian struggle for freedom of 1857 would not be complete without the mention of Veer Surendra Sai, known as Sivaji of Orissa. He fought for his motherland over 35 years, launching an armed struggle against the Britishers in Orissa and Chhattisgarh territories.Stressing on the cultural ties between Orissa and Chhattisgarh, he said people of his State worship Lord Jagannath and Samaleswari Devi just as people in Orissa do.
Dharmendra Pradhan said after Orissa, perhaps nowhere in the country the Orissa Day is celebrated the way in Chhattisgarh with such a huge gathering. About 1,700 years ago, Sripur, currently located in Chhattisgarh, was the capital of both the States and was subsequently shifted to Subarnapur, then Binitpur and from there to Jajpur.
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