Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- Amidst heightened campaigning for the 2024 elections, a purported video of former block chairperson of Chandbali in Bhadrak, Manasi Sahoo went viral in which she can be heard saying, "If I die, BJD leader and sitting MLA Bapi (Byomakesh) Ray and my husband Ranjan Sahu will be responsible."

It can be seen that the video was probably recorded from a hospital bed.

Ranjan Sahoo is the husband of Manasi and the current Zilla Parishad member of zone-II.

However, reactions of the sitting MLA and the Zilla Parishad member have not been received as to why Manasi made such a video.

While the public buzz in the area now centres around the video, a photo of Ranjan Sahu along with BJD organizational secretary Pranab Prakash D...