Patra sparked a controversy with this remark that Lord Jagannath was a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, he later described it as a slip of the tongue .
CM Patnaik has appealed to BJP to keep Lord Jagannath above political discourse. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra, who was in the soup for.
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Embroiled in a controversy over his slip of the tongue on Lord Jagannath, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and party s Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra apologised and announced he will undertake penance by observing fast for three days from Tuesday after being criticised from different quarters.
Bhubaneswar, May 21 (UNI) A faux pas by BJP national spokesperson and Puri Lok Sabha candidate Dr Sambit Patra describing Lord Jagannath as ardent devotee of Narendra Modi, has triggered criticism from various quarters including political circles. On Monday, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's road show in Puri, Patra made the grave error in an