Overview
- Aparajita Sarangi's daughter, Archita Sachin Rahar, posted an Instagram story welcoming Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and linked it to protests over an alleged NEET exam leak.
- Archita refused requests to delete the post and posted a defiant follow-up message explicitly addressing Pradhan's aide and saying she would not remove the story.
- According to reports, Pradhan's office contacted MP Aparajita Sarangi and she asked her daughter to delete the post, a request Archita rejected; Sarangi nevertheless publicly expressed support for Pradhan in a separate post.
- Odisha BJP leaders, including Jagannath Pradhan, publicly criticized Archita and urged Sarangi to control her family and apologize while Sarangi's office assistant defended the daughter's right to free expression.
- The dispute highlights a clash between social-media expression by younger relatives of politicians and party expectations of unity, and it could increase local party friction and reputational risk for Sarangi in Odisha.