Odisha: Veteran Congress MLA’s son joins BJD

Bhubaneswar: Six-time Congress MLA Suresh Routray‘s son Manmath Routray joined the ruling BJD in Odisha on Wednesday. Manmath, a former industrial pilot, went to the BJD headquarters, Sankha Bhawan, together with his supporters in a procession. He was inducted into the occasion by its MPs Manas Mangaraj and Sasmit Patra.

“I’ll work for the ideology of my father and in addition Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Each leaders have one agenda in life and that’s improvement. I’ll work for the event of Odisha,” he stated.

Suresh Routray had on Tuesday stated that he needed his son to contest elections as a Congress candidate.

“I settle for Manmath’s determination of becoming a member of the BJD as he’s mature sufficient to make choices on his political profession,” stated Routray, the MLA of Jatani.
Stating that he wouldn’t contest the following polls resulting from his age, the 80-year-old chief stated he would, nonetheless, forged his vote in favour of the Congress candidate and to not his son, who’s more likely to be fielded by the BJD.

Manmath stated he has his father’s “blessings”.

“My father needed me to affix the Congress, however I made a decision to begin my political journey beneath Naveen Patnaik’s management,” he stated.

Speculations are rife that BJD might discipline Manmath as its candidate both for the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat or within the Jatani meeting section.

Manmath resigned as a pilot of Air India and returned to the state in January. He was accorded a grand welcome by his father and his supporters.