Bhubaneswar, 21st July 2025: Former ‘5T’ Chairman V.K. Pandian and his wife, former IAS officer Sujata Raut Karthikeyan, visited the hospitalized BJD leaders who were injured during the BJD’s protest and gherao of Lok Seva Bhavan, where police used force to disperse protestors.
During the visit, the couple inquired about the health conditions of the injured leaders and discussed their treatment with doctors.
The gherao was organized by the BJD demanding justice for the suicide of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College student Soumyashree Bishi. Several senior party leaders participated in the protest. However, when police resorted to water cannons, tear gas, and rubber bullets, former ministers Pranab Prakash Das, Pritiranjan Ghadai, and MP Sulochana Deo were seriously injured. Over a hundred party workers and functionaries also sustained injuries and were admitted to various hospitals.
Upon receiving the news, the Pandian couple visited Apollo Hospital, where senior BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das is undergoing treatment, and Utkal Hospital, where Pritiranjan Ghadai is admitted. They also visited Sulochana Deo.
During the visit, the Pandians discussed the ongoing treatment with the doctors and requested that the best possible care be provided to the injured leaders.