Puri, June 16 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi was accorded a grand public reception at the Puri Town Hall by the 'Shri Jagannath Bhakta Seba Sansthan' for his successful intervention in safeguarding Jagannath culture and Odia identity.

According to the release from the Chief Minister's Office, the felicitation follows a major diplomatic success where the West Bengal government agreed to completely remove the word "Dham" from the newly constructed Jagannath Temple in Digha, West Bengal.

A release from the Chief Minister's Office stated that the controversy over the use of "Dham" for the Digha temple had hurt the spiritual sentiments of the people of Odisha. Following strong intervention by the Odisha Government, Puri MP Sambi...