Bhubaneswar: Outgoing Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal today expressed emotional thoughts during a farewell ceremony held at Raj Bhavan here.
“I feel blessed to have the opportunity to serve Odisha, which raised my thoughts and consciousness. It has taught me a lot. I can never forget the unrequited love, respect, and honor of the Odia people. The State has a special beauty and grace. Odisha is not geography, but a phenomenon, the basis of which is universal love. In the coming days, Odisha would give a vision to the whole world,” he said during the farewell ceremony.
Lal further said that Odisha is a sacred land. So, it’s quite natural that someone who steps in on the soil would rise, he added.
“A unique elevation of my consciousness has taken place on this land. I pay my obeisance to the holy soil and its virtuous people,” he concluded.
On the occasion, Principal Secretary to Governor Shaswat Mishra and Private Secretary to Governor Himanshu Narayan Patnaik were present among others.
Notably, Lal was appointed as the governor of Odisha on May 25, 2018 and took oath on May 29.
