In a surprising turn of events, the deployment of 74 police personnel for the protection of V.K. Pandian, a close aide of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and chairman of 5T, has sparked controversy and raised questions about the rationale behind such a decision. The Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhijan (OSAA), a forum for the state’s RTI activists, has brought this issue to light, calling for transparency and accountability from the state government. Unprecedented...