*District-level National Pride Day Ceremony*

Today, on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Dharati Abba Bhagwan Birsa Munda, a district-level National Day of Glory program was held at the Koraput Sadar Mahokuma Police Station. In this ceremony, the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Marendra Modi spoke a lot about the tribal God Birsa Munda. Ms. Sasmita Meleka, Chairperson of District Council of Koraput, told the people of the ceremony how Birsa Munda, the God of the tribals, sacrificed himself for the rights of the tribals who were fighting the Irish government. Bhakani was also present in his speech. Koraput District Magistrate Mr. Kirti Basan V, two Honorable MLAs from Koraput and Kotpad were also present in the ceremony while District Council Adhaksha Sammita Meleka, Chief Development Officer Dekshish Patnaik, Project Administrator and Tribal Development Council Mr. Tapan Kumar Naik, Koraput Panchayat Samiti Adhyaka. While Mrs. Mamata Majhi and the Chairperson of Koraput Municipal Council Mr. Lalat Ranjan Sethi were present, more than five thousand people from various tribal communities from Koraput district came. And has been seen holding books and pointing at people l

(Devendra Khil from Semiliguda)