‘Dhoti is our swabhiman not lungi:’ BJP, BJD take on in Odisha

Photo: OTV ‘Lungi’ takes centre phase In the run-up to the 2024 elections in Odisha, ‘Lungi,’ a standard outfit, has actually taken centre phase in state politics. Lungi stormed onto the scene after a video of BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dressed in a lungi and interesting individuals to choose Jodi Sankha (celebration’s sign), appeared. Naveen Patnaik’s unexpected sartorial leaning towards the lungi, that too before the elections, set off responses from BJP leaders on social networks, who questioned the intention mentioning Odia culture, pride and custom. Earlier the other day, obviously harmed by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s talk about the video, Naveen Patnaik’s own celebration leaders Swayam Prakash Mohapatra and Sasmit Patra appeared at a press satisfy in lungis and berated the BJP. The BJP has actually targeted the ruling celebration. Senior BJP leader Sajjan Sharma required to his X deal with and asked, “Is lungi our culture?” Celebration leader Samir Mohanty published on his X deal with, “This is Odia asmita (pride) versus servant mindset. Dhoti is our swabhiman and identity, not the lungi.” BJP representative Anil Biswal, on his X deal with, stated, “Dhoti is the identity of Odia asmita. Normally, the hawkers from Bangladesh placed on lungis. Individuals of Tamil Nadu use lungis. Lungi is used while providing namaz. Why the BJD loves lungis?” The other day, while marketing in
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