An incident of sheer disrespect to the lord has come to the fore at Maluda Panchadola ground where a large gathering was addressed by Puri Parliament Seat candidate Arup Patnaik and Brahmagiri Assembly seat candidate Umakant Samatray on April 21. The meeting was inaugurated with the lighting of a lamp at an idol of Lord Jagannath by the two candidates. However, the idol was found covered with a sack bag and lying abandoned there.
"Leaving the idol of the lord behind at the meeting venue in negligence is a sheer disrespect to the lord," many expressed anguish over the incident.
