Why Patnaik’s close aide Pandian is in the eye of political storm

VK Pandian, BJD leader and a close confidant of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik finds himself at the centre of the political slugfest currently underway over the state's twin elections. The extraordinary focus on Pandian has subsumed more pressing issues such as exploding unemployment, crumbling education infrastructure and growing water woes in the state.