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Indian - Politician Born: October 16, 1946

I get maximum satisfaction in seeing the happiness of poor people.

Happiness People Poor Satisfaction

Empowerment of women is the empowerment of the nation. No household, no society, no state, no country has ever moved forward without empowering its women.

Women Society Country Nation

Federalism is an intrinsic part of our constitutional set-up.

Our Federalism Part Intrinsic

I believe that investment in sports is investment in youth. And that, in turn, is investment in the future.

Sports Future Youth Believe

There is a great deal of reward when you do good work and people see how successful that work is and the happiness it brings to them.

Work Happiness Good You

I can tolerate anything but corruption and nepotism.

Corruption I Can Anything Tolerate

The women of Odisha will lead the way in women empowerment in India.

Women Way Will India

To empower the women in rural areas, we have started something called Mission Shakti.

Women Mission Something Empower

If India is to lead the world, if India is to be an advanced nation like America and China, then women empowerment is the only answer.

Women World Nation India

I think everyone should be concerned about people's sensitivities and feelings.

People Think Feelings Everyone

Why do politicians and bureaucrats get salaries and perks from the pockets of the poor and do nothing for them? So I took action against the corrupt and the lazy.

Action Nothing Poor Politicians

Rising fuel prices, growing agrarian distress, and unemployment are the three major issues to dominate the 2019 general elections.

Unemployment Three Elections Rising

I may be inexperienced, but at least I come with a clean heart and a clean slate.

Heart Clean May Come

When I took over in 2000, Odisha was in a terrible financial state due to various policies, some of them unpopular.

Some Financial Over Terrible

I do think a healthy opposition is very necessary in a democracy.

Democracy Think Opposition Healthy

As far as natural calamities are concerned, Odisha had a very bad reputation before 2000 when we took over the government. After that, we have achieved international standards as far as controlling the effects of natural calamities. In fact, even the United Nations have complimented us on this.

Government Reputation Bad Us

We are a regional party, and our interests are for the people of Odisha.

People Party For The People Our

We prefer to be isolated in Odisha. That is a policy of equidistance, and going it alone has served us well in the past.

Alone Past Us Well

I am quite fluent in Odiya. I understand the people of Odisha, and they understand me.

Me I Am People Understand

My interest as a regional party is to support, or try and support, whichever party fulfils the aspirations of Odisha.

Support Party Try Interest

Modi doesn't seem to be interested in Odisha. I certainly feel that.

Feel Interested Seem Certainly

Vajpayee had a much bigger stature than Mr Modi. He knew how to run a coalition government very successfully.

Government Run How Bigger

My main aim is poverty reduction in the state.

Poverty Aim State Reduction

In Odisha, we have concentrated on people and their development. We hope to take Odisha to new heights.

Hope People New Development

The government of Odisha believes in constructive cooperation with the Centre.

Government Cooperation Believes

The Beatles were here in the 1960s, with their wives, at the Maharshi's ashram. And they wanted my advice on various matters in India.

India Advice Matters Here

Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Politician

Born: October 16, 1946

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