<p>Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) revoked his expulsion order, veteran politician and six-time MLA, Suresh Kumar Routray on Saturday visited the state party headquarters here.</p>.Teacher arrested for misbehaving with girl student in Odisha.<p>Routray, who broke into tears on his return to Congress headquarters here, said: "I was in acute pain for the last nine months after being expelled from the Congress. I have been in Congress for last five decades. Congress is a temple and Nehru family is God for me. I am happy to return home." Routray was expelled from the party during the 2024 general elections on charge of anti-party activities. His younger son Manmoth Routray had contested as a BJD candidate and the father was accused of campaigning for his son and against the Congress candidate in the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat.</p>.<p>Some people conspired against me and succeeded in removing me from the party. "Now I will be actively work for the party," Routray said. He was expelled from the party for six years.</p>.<p>"For the last 50 years, I have been working for Congress. I am still in Congress and will remain forever in the party," he said.</p>.<p>Accompanied by his elder son Siddharth and wearing a garland, Routray entered the Congress Bhavan after breaking a coconut. He thanked OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das for his graceful approach towards him and others.</p>
<p>Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) revoked his expulsion order, veteran politician and six-time MLA, Suresh Kumar Routray on Saturday visited the state party headquarters here.</p>.Teacher arrested for misbehaving with girl student in Odisha.<p>Routray, who broke into tears on his return to Congress headquarters here, said: "I was in acute pain for the last nine months after being expelled from the Congress. I have been in Congress for last five decades. Congress is a temple and Nehru family is God for me. I am happy to return home." Routray was expelled from the party during the 2024 general elections on charge of anti-party activities. His younger son Manmoth Routray had contested as a BJD candidate and the father was accused of campaigning for his son and against the Congress candidate in the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat.</p>.<p>Some people conspired against me and succeeded in removing me from the party. "Now I will be actively work for the party," Routray said. He was expelled from the party for six years.</p>.<p>"For the last 50 years, I have been working for Congress. I am still in Congress and will remain forever in the party," he said.</p>.<p>Accompanied by his elder son Siddharth and wearing a garland, Routray entered the Congress Bhavan after breaking a coconut. He thanked OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das for his graceful approach towards him and others.</p>