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. Naveen Patnaik Read Quote
I was never in politics before I contested the Lok Sabha by-elections after my father’s death. Naveen Patnaik Read Quote
I really don’t think of power. I think more of service to the people of my state. Naveen Patnaik Read Quote
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. Naveen Patnaik Read Quote
We prefer to be isolated in Odisha. That is a policy of equidistance, and going it alone has served us well in the past. Naveen Patnaik Read Quote
