President Droupadi Murmu paid tribute to writer Raghunath Murmu on his birth anniversary, praising his farsightedness in giving an identity to the Santali language.
Murmu, who developed the Ol Chiki script for the Santali language, was born in 1905 at Dandbose village near Rairangpur in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
President Murmu said that through the Ol Chiki script, education, literature, and expression in the Santali language were promoted, and the overall development of the Santhal community gained momentum.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik also paid tribute to the icon, praising his contribution to safeguarding cultural identity and giving the Santali language a distinct recognition on the global stage.
