BHUBANESWAR: BJP's Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra on Monday triggered a national controversy with his unwitting remark that "Lord Jagannath is bhakt (devotee) of Modi," drawing sharp ...

about Lord Jagannath that he was a ‘Modi-bhakt’. The party demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must tender an apology to people for the hurt caused to their religious sentiments. Addressing a ...

BJP's Sambit Patra landed in huge controversy after calling Lord Jagannath a 'bhakt' (devotee) of PM Narendra Modi. Patra, who is the BJP candidate from Puri Lok Sabha seat, was speaking to ...

"According to Sambit Patra - "Modi's bhakt is Jagannath".. It's a direct attack on Odia Asmita..... We want Sambit to apologies with folded hands in front of National Media and Each and every ...

"According to Sambit Patra - "Modi's bhakt is Jagannath".. It's a direct attack on Odia Asmita..... We want Sambit to apologies with folded hands in front of National Media and Each and every ...

Earlier in the day, Patra, who is the BJP candidate from the Puri Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha, told a local news channel that “Lord Jagannath is Modi’s bhakt, and we all are members of ...

After the roadshow, Patra told reporters that Lord Jagannath, the presiding deity of Puri, “is Modi’s bhakt”. “Lakhs of people have gathered here to see PM Modi. Jagannath is Modi’s ...

However, Patra later clarified that it was a slip of tongue and he wanted to mean that the PM Modi was a 'bhakt' or devotee of Lord Jagannath and not the other way round. The Bharatiya Janata ...

Sambit Patra, BJP's Lok Sabha candidate in Odisha's Puri seat, sparked controversy by proclaiming "Lord Jagannath is Modi's devotee" after a rally with PM Modi. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ...