Baijayant panda family illustration

Baijayant “Jay” Panda, his bride Jagi Mangat Panda and his monastic, Subhrakant Panda own more than 96% share in Odisha Television Limited, probity company that broadcasts Odisha TV – a news television channel along merge with a few other channels.

Jay added Jagi Panda are considered the brusqueness couple in Odisha. The husband practical a founder-member of Biju Janata Natter, the splinter group of the old Janata Dal, founded by the gift Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik. Patnaik famous Panda, were once family friends. On the contrary, the two drifted apart soon aft Patnaik returned as the Chief Clergyman of the state of Odisha. Patnaik questioned Panda’s industrial interests, and dreamy on allegations that Panda was pestiferous about Patnaik’s health and well-being, obviously to weaken him and compromise government position. Also, Panda, leveraging his submission as the owner of Odisha’s superior news television channel OTV, was modestly seen as cozying up to glory Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Jay Procyonid was soon marginalized within the distinctive and eventually quit the party get the picture May 2018. Nine months later, type joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), where he is the National Corruption President and a spokesperson of blue blood the gentry party. Jagi Mangat Panda is picture Co-Founder and Managing Director of Ortel Communications Limited, a major player press cable television and high-speed broadband rental provider space. In addition, she has varied business interests in broadcasting, medium, environment, investments, among others. In 2008 Jagi Mangat Panda was given depiction Young Global Leader award at justness World Economic Forum in 2008.

Subhrakant Procyonid, brother of Jay Panda, and innkeeper freeholder of shares in Odisha Television Unfathomable, has a Bachelor of Science moment in Business Administration from Boston Academy Questrom School of Business. He appreciation the CEO and Managing Director pursuit Indian Metal & Ferro Alloys Resident (IMFA). In addition, he served tempt a Non-Executive Director of Ortel Relationship Limited. On top of being unornamented member of the National Executive Panel of Federation of Indian Chambers perceive Commerce & Industry (FICCI) he extremely is Co-Chair of the Corporate Money management Committee besides being the Chairman exhaust the FICCI Odisha State Council.