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V K Pandian, the former aide to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, has been appointed Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) with the rank of a cabinet minister, an official notification said on Tuesday. The development comes less than 24 hours after Pandian took voluntary retirement from government service.
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Though it is too early to say whether VK Pandian will be contesting in the 2024 assembly elections, but it is clear that he would play a key role in managing BJD and Odisha's politics
After Patnaik became the chief minister for the fifth time in 2019, Pandian was given additional responsibility of '5T secretary' to implement some transformational initiatives in government departments