In response to the show-cause notice issued by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), Suresh Chandra Routray, six-time veteran Congress MLA, on April 8, replied that he has neither campaigned for any other party nor intends to do so in the future.
The Congress leader was asked to explain his reported announcement of campaigning for his son Manmath Routray fielded by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat. Mr. Routray’s assertion came a day after his interaction with people in a city park, where he appealed to them to support his son.
The response from the veteran Congress leader highlights his internal conflict — being a father striving for his son’s victory from a different party, despite his own opposition to it over the past two decades.
