Bhubaneswar, March 30 -- Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik on Monday slammed BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his "outrageous" remarks on the late Biju Patnaik and questioned Dubey's mental state. Patnaik said he was surprised by Dubey's statements, recalling the fearless leadership of Biju Patnaik during the 1962 India-China war.

Odisha Leader of Opposition Patnaik expressed surprise at remarks made by Dubey noting that the Lok Sabha MP seemed to be unaware that Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had placed an office next to Biju Patnaik's in New Delhi while he was still Chief Minister of Odisha to coordinate tactics against the Chinese.

"I was surprised to find the outrageous things that MP Nishikant ...