Kendrapara, April 14 -- Few days after BJD chief and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik accused BJP national vice president Baijayant 'Jay' Panda of spreading rumours about his health, the former parliamentarian today strongly refuted the allegations.

Soon after CM had accused Panda of spreading rumours, Panda in a tweet had earlier rejected such allegations and had wished Naveen a good health in a tweet.

While talking to reporters during his visit to Mahakalpada in his Kendrapara parliamentary constituency, Panda today said, "The allegations levelled by CM are absolutely baseless. People of Odisha very well know about the 50-year-old association of my father with late Biju Patnaik."

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