: Justice A.S. Naidu Commission, which is investigating the communal riots of 2008 in Kandhamal district of Odisha, visited Chakapada ashram and riot-affected areas on Sunday.

It may be noted that an ashram and educational institute had been established at Chakapada by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati, whose murder on August 23, 2008, had sparked off communal violence in the Kandhamal district.

On his way to Chakapada, Justice Naidu visited the Pasara police outpost which had been burnt down during the riots. At the Chakapada ashram, he visited the Sanskrit medium educational institute established by the swami as well as his room on the campus.

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