PM Modi heaps big praise on Biju Patnaik during Jakarta addressNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik for his role in Indonesia's independence movement, saying his actions helped bring India and Indonesia closer.Addressing the Indonesian parliament in Jakarta, PM Modi recalled that India strongly backed Indonesia's sovereignty at the United Nations after both countries gained independence in the 1940s.Highlighting Patnaik's contribution, PM Modi said, "The role played by the respected Biju Patnaik during that period- the way he safely brought Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir and Vice President Mohammad Hatta to India brought the two nations closer."The praise came because Patnaik's his historic role in supporting Indonesia's indepen