Bhubaneswar: Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived here Friday on his maiden visit to Odisha and is scheduled to attend programmes marking the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Radhakrishnan arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here around 8.30 am and left for Cuttack by road, officials said. He was received at the airport by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati.
He is scheduled to visit the Netaji Birthplace Museum in Cuttack and participate in events marking the legendary freedom fighter’s birth anniversary.
The Vice President will also inaugurate a district cultural building located near the museum complex.
Radhakrishnan is likely to return to Bhubaneswar for lunch and depart for Kolkata around 2 pm, the officials said.
Elaborate security arrangements are in place in view of Radhakrishnan’s visit, he added.
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