Former chief minister of Odisha and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has written to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the recent mishap in Puri during Lord Balabhadra’s Pahandi.Naveen Patnaik said the manner in which Bada Thakura slipped on the Charamala during "Pahandi" was quite heart-wrenching and the incident has hurt many devotees. The Pahandi mishap has hurt the sentiments of devotees across the globe; I am also hurt, said Naveen, adding that such a mishap never happened in the long-running tradition of Rath Yatra. The former CM further wrote that the casual comments made by certain ministers on such a sensitive topic have pained the devotees of the Lord. Naveen has requested CM Mohan Majhi to ensure that such lapses don't recur in the future. Worth mentioning that, on Tuesday, after the completion of certain rituals on the chariots, the ‘Pahandi’ ritual began. After Lord Sudarshan, Lord Balabhadra was being taken to ‘Adapa Mandap’ in ‘Pahandi’. While coming down on the ‘Charamala’, Lord Balabhadra slipped.