'Pandian not my successor, people will decide on this': Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
India | Jun 08, 2024, 04:42 PM ISTPandian is a retired IAS officer of the 2000 batch, who has served as private secretary to Naveen Patnaik for over two decades. He has been a close aide of Patnaik since years. In 2023, he took voluntary retirement from the service and joined the BJD.