Bhubaneshwar, March 5 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday paid floral tributes to his father and former Odisha Chief Minister, Biju Patnaik, on his birth anniversary.

Biju Janata Dal party leader also spoke about the enduring relevance of Biju Patnaik's socio-economic reforms.

BJD MP Sasmit Patra, while speaking to ANI, said, "On the birth anniversary of Biju Patnaik today, our party president Naveen Patnaik offered floral tributes to the memory of late Biju Patnaik. Biju Babu's idea of India, the idea of Odisha, goes beyond the shores of India and Odisha. Whether it's fighting the Nazis or supporting the Russians at that time during the war. Whether it was rescuing the freedom fighters of Indonesia who had gon...