Bhubaneswar, March 18 -- Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik has said that the 'Biju Naveen Inspirational Foundation' has been created for the benefit of the people of Odisha and no money for it will come from BJD or any party funds.

Naveen Patnaik, a five-time Odisha Chief Minister, told media persons here that he decided "to open a trust in Biju Babu's name" for the benefit of the people of the state, and he held consultations with lawyers and chartered accountants in Delhi before he was expected to go for a serious neck operation in Bombay last year.

Locals in Bhubaneswar backed Naveen Patnaik's initiative and said he gives them "a lot of trust and confidence".

Naveen Patnaik recalled his father Biju Patnaik's charitable contri...