Though the state government order gives no clarity on Pandian’s new role as chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha, sources said the former IAS officer would work with more authority.
Pandian, who has been in his existing post since 2011 and has been wielding influence in Odisha’s corridors of power, has recently been in the limelight for his whirlwind tour to different districts using the state chopper.