Sambalpur, Mar 26: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan celebrated the festival of colours- Holi - with BJP activists and general public in Sambalpur, Odisha on Tuesday.

"Happy to play Holi with activists and the public in Sambalpur. Let Holi fill everyone's life with happiness and joy," Pradhan posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Earlier in the day, the Minister visited the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla and met the diarrhoea-affected patients, who have been admitted to the VIMSAR.

Pradhan, who has been named the BJP candidate for the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat for the upcoming general elections, enquired about the health condition of diarrhoea-affected people from doctors at the VIMSAR .

Notably, two people have died of diarrhoea in the Hirakud area in Sambalpur recently and several others are still undergoing treatment for the  waterborne disease.

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