RANCHI, Jan. 10 -- Paying rich tributes to justice LPN Shahdeo on his 13th death anniversary, leader of opposition and Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi said the former was a warrior who gave a new direction to the separate Jharkhand state movement.

"Late justice LPN Shahdeo was a worthy warrior dedicated to the upliftment of Jharkhand and its people.He gave a new direction to the fight for a separate Jharkhand state. He transformed the movement into a movement of the tribal and indigenous communities," Marandi said after paying floral tributes to the luminary at LPN Shahdeo Chowk on Kanke Road in Ranchi.

Marandi was joined by state working president Rajya Sabha member Aditya Sahu, former chief minister Champai Soren, Union Minister o...