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- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the Government Medical College and Hospital in Phulbani, Kandhamal district, will be renamed after VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, citing his work for tribal welfare and education.
- The government also allocated ₹13 crore from the Chief Minister's Special Assistance Fund for the Jalespata ashram, including funds for a 300-seat girls' hostel, heritage preservation, and a water supply project.
- Saraswati was shot dead at the ashram in 2008, an killing that triggered communal violence in Kandhamal in which at least 39 people died.
- The announcements matter because they connect the commemoration of a divisive figure with expanded educational infrastructure in a tribal-dominated district.
What to watch next
- Official notification and rollout of the college's new name
- Utilisation of the ₹13 crore fund for the Jalespata ashram projects
- Public and political reactions to renaming the college after Saraswati
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