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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tathagata Satpathy
| office = Member: [[12th Lok Sabha|12th]], [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]], [[15th Lok Sabha|15th]] and [[16th Lok Sabha]]
| native_name = ତଥାଗତ ଶତପଥୀ
| native_name_lang = or
| image =Tathagata satpathy.jpg
| caption =
| constituency = [[Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhenkanal]]
| predecessor =[[Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo]]
| successor = Mahesh Sahoo
| footnotes =
| party =[[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1956|4|1|df=y}}<ref name=loksabha>{{cite web|title=Tathagata Satpathy|url=http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3918|website=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place =[[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]<ref name=loksabha/>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| spouse = [[Adyasha Satpathy]]
| children = Aaryl Che Satpathy-
Son, Aavya Nandini Satpathy- Daughter
| residence =[[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]<ref name=loksabha/>
| website =
| term_start = 1998-1999,2004
| term_end = 2019
}}

'''Tathagata Satpathy''' (born 1 April 1956) was a member of the 12th, 14th, 15th and [[16th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He represented the [[Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhenkanal]] constituency of [[Odisha, India|Odisha]], and was re-elected for the fourth time in 2014. He was a member of the [[Biju Janata Dal]] ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]) political party, and the party's [[Whip (politics)|chief whip]] in the [[Lok Sabha]]. He took voluntary retirement from politics in March 2019. He is not an active politician ever since.

==Life and work==
Tathagata Satpathy is the younger son of former [[Odisha]] Chief Minister [[Nandini Satpathy]] and Devendra Satpathy.<ref name=loksabha/><ref name=NadiniTOI/> He is the owner and editor of the daily [[Oriya language|Odia]] newspaper, ''[[Dharitri (newspaper)|Dharitri]]'', and the [[English language|English]] daily, ''[[Orissa Post]]''.<ref name=InternetChallengeHT>{{cite news|title=Tathagata Satpathy, MP who accepted the internet challenge and won|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/tathagata-satpathy-mp-who-accepted-the-internet-challenge-and-won/story-Mx1ZLZM5Twi3JFwdDXqEZP.html|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=NadiniTOI>{{cite news|title=Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ex-CM-of-Orissa-Nandini-Satpathy-passes-away/articleshow/1855804.cms?referral=PM|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 August 2006}}</ref>

In 2000, Satpathy joined the [[Orissa Gana Parishad]] ( a non political outfit), and served as its secretary general. After [[Naveen Patnaik]] got elected in 2000, Satpathy had used his newspaper [[Dharitri (newspaper)|Dharitri]] to criticise his policies which he does even now. In March 2004, just before the [[2004 Indian general election]], Satpathy reconciled with [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]. He said that he was forced to quit OGP due its changing into a political party as also forming an alliance with [[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]-led [[Indian National Congress]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]).<ref name=FriendsFor>{{cite news|title=That's What Friends Are For|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040331/asp/opinion/story_3066251.asp|accessdate=10 January 2016|work=[[The Telegraph (India)]]|date=31 March 2004}}</ref>

His nephew [[Suparno Satpathy]] had unsuccessfully contested him in 2014 for the office of MP [[Lok Sabha]], [[Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhenkanal]].

In March 2015, Tathagata Satpathy became the first Indian [[Member of Parliament]] to hold an official "Ask Me Anything" session on the content-sharing website [[Reddit]].<ref name=InternetChallengeHT/> In April, Satpathy came forward in support of [[net neutrality]], after the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI) come out with a consultation paper on [[Over-the-top content|over-the-top]] (OTT) messaging services.<ref name="Internet points">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/odisha-mp-earns-internet-points-by-writing-a-letter-to-the-trai-chairman-in-support-of-net-neutrality/538497-79.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410000654/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/odisha-mp-earns-internet-points-by-writing-a-letter-to-the-trai-chairman-in-support-of-net-neutrality/538497-79.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 April 2015|title=Odisha MP earns internet points by writing a letter to the TRAI Chairman in support of Net Neutrality|work=IBNLive|accessdate=8 April 2015}}</ref> In December 2015, Satpathy had supported a bill to decriminalise homosexuality. The bill was introduced by INC leader [[Shashi Tharoor]]. But, it was defeated with 71 against, 1 abstaining and 24 in favour.<ref name=HomoDefeated>{{cite news|title=Private member bill on homosexuality defeated in LS|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pvt-member-bill-on-homosexuality-defeated-in-ls-at-115121801014_1.html|accessdate=10 January 2016|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=18 December 2015}}</ref>

==Views and opinions==

===On net neutrality===
In March 2014, the [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]] (TRAI) released a formal consultation paper on [[Over-the-top content|over-the-top]] (OTT) messaging services and whether telecom operators should be allowed to charge separately for some messaging apps.<ref name=Politicos>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Saurabh|title=Politicos slam TRAI's stance on net neutrality|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/politicos-raise-concern-over-trais-threatening-consultation-on-net-neutrality/1/429135.html|accessdate=12 April 2015|work=[[India Today]]|date=8 April 2015}}</ref> Soon afterwards, Tathagata Satpathy wrote an [[open letter]] to TRAI stating his support for [[net neutrality]]. In the letter, he said such a policy would hinder the [[Digital India]] project and kill new startups. He said that he used such apps to interact with his constituency and this policy will hinder his functioning as a representative.<ref name=TRAI>{{cite news|title='TRAI's Internet Consultation threat to my functioning as representative'- Odisha MP|url=http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/odisha-mp-trai-net-neutrality/46847802|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=DigitalIndia>{{cite news|title=Net Neutrality: Airtel’s new apps plan may go against PM Modi’s Digital India vision|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-04-09/news/60979653_1_net-neutrality-free-internet-trai|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=9 April 2015}}</ref>

===On legalisation of cannabis===
Tathagata Satpathy has criticised the ban on [[cannabis in India]], while pointing out the long history of its usage as a ritual and recreational intoxicant. He has said that cannabis was banned in [[India]] while alcohol was not, because of "an elitist bias" as cannabis was a poor man's drug. He has said the addiction depends on person's character and not on the intoxicant. He has suggested an amendment to the [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985]] to allow recreational and medicinal usage of marijuana.<ref name=ElitistTOI>{{cite news|title=Cannabis ban is elitist. It should go: Tathagata Satpathy|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cannabis-ban-is-elitist-It-should-go-Tathagata-Satpathy/articleshow/46732106.cms|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 March 2015}}</ref> During his "Ask Me Anything" session on [[Reddit]] in March 2015, Satpathy admitted that he smoked [[cannabis]] when he was young.<ref name=InternetChallengeHT/><ref name=NewFavTOI>{{cite news|title=Not your typical MP: BJD’s Tathagata Satpathy is internet's new favourite|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Not-your-typical-MP-BJDs-Tathagata-Satpathy-is-internets-new-favourite/articleshow/46596796.cms|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 March 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, during the monsoon session of the Parliament, he proposed the decriminalisation of cannabis.<ref name=MPChoose>{{cite news|title=When some MPs choose to go by their heart|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/when-some-mps-choose-to-go-by-their-heart/article7572827.ece|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 August 2015}}</ref> In December 2015, he repeated his proposal during the winter session, saying that banning cannabis has forced villagers to turn to alcohol.<ref name=ReduceAlcohol>{{cite news|title=BJD's Sathpathy asks parliament to legalise marijuana use to reduce alcohol|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjd-s-sathpathy-asks-parliament-to-legalise-marijuana-case-to-reduce-alcohol-abuse-2154486|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=[[DNA India]]|date=11 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=alcoholic>{{cite news|title=Make cannabis consumption legal; ban is turning people alcoholic: BJD chief whip Tathagata Satpathy|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/make-cannabis-consumption-legal-ban-is-turning-people-alcoholic-tathagata-satpathy/|accessdate=10 January 2016|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=11 December 2015}}</ref>

===On homosexuality and moral policing===
Tathagata Satpathy has condemned the [[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code]], which criminalises [[homosexuality in India]], calling it "archaic" and called for its repeal.<ref name=BanPornTOI>{{cite news|title=‘Junk outdated laws like ban on porn, homosexuality’|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Junk-outdated-laws-like-ban-on-porn-homosexuality/articleshow/48384529.cms|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 August 2015}}</ref> He had supported a bill introduced by [[Indian National Congress|INC]] MP [[Shashi Tharoor]] to decriminalise homosexuality during the 2015 winter session of the Parliament.<ref name=VotedOutTH>{{cite news|title=Tharoor’s Bill on homosexuality voted out|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shashi-tharoors-bill-on-homosexuality-voted-out/article8006047.ece|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 December 2015}}</ref> When the bill was defeated, Satpathy called it a very sad day.<ref name=VotedOutBS>{{cite news|title=Tharoor's bill on homosexuality voted out by LS|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tharoor-s-bill-on-homosexuality-voted-out-by-ls-115121801210_1.html|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=18 December 2015}}</ref> Satpathy has also condemned [[moral police|moral policing]] and called for a repeal of laws banning [[pornography in India]].<ref name=BanPornTOI/>

===On privacy and Aadhaar===
Tathagata Satpathy has raised concerns that the [[Aadhaar]] project could be used for [[mass surveillance]] or [[ethnic cleansing]] in the future. He has questioned why a new identity card project was created despite having several identity cards systems. He has also criticised the decision to present the [[Aadhaar Bill, 2016]] as a [[money bill#India|money bill]]. He pointed out that although the bill allows the sharing of biometric under circumstances of national security, there was no concrete definition of national security included in the bill.<ref name="MassSurveillance-NDTV">{{cite news|title=Opposition Alleges Aadhaar Data Could Be Used For Mass Surveillance|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/opposition-alleges-aadhaar-data-could-be-used-for-mass-surveillance-1286202|accessdate=11 March 2016|work=[[NDTV]]|date=11 March 2016}}</ref>

===On religious laws and missionaries===
Satpathy supports the implementation of a [[Uniform Civil Code]] in [[India]]. He has criticised those current laws which are based on various religions, saying that the world is moving beyond religious scriptures and such laws only divide the society.<ref name=BanPornTOI/> He has also said that a lot of [[faith-based foreign aid]] comes to [[Odisha]] through [[missionaries]]. They offer the poor [[Dalit]]s free education and jobs, this results in mass conversions to [[Dalit Christian|Christianity]].<ref name=ChristianUnderAttack>{{cite news|title=Christians of India under attack|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/india/081209/christians-india-under-attack|accessdate=10 January 2016|work=[[GlobalPost]]|date=30 May 2010}}</ref> Satpathy has said that politicians should use the dictionary definition of [[secularism]] to avoid confusion.<ref name=Crow>{{cite news|title=Nirapeksh row? Eat crow, stick to 'secular'|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151127/jsp/nation/story_55352.jsp#.VpItdU9R2D4|accessdate=10 January 2016|work=[[The Telegraph (India)]]|date=27 November 2015}}</ref>

===Other opinions===
Satpathy has supported the inclusion of [[Members of Parliament]] under the [[Jan Lokpal Bill]] to curb corruption.<ref name=MPsTooET>{{cite news|title=MPs too should be made accountable: Tathagata Satpathy, A member of Parliament, representing Biju Janata Dal|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/9987911.cms|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=15 September 2011}}</ref> In December 2015, he criticised the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2015 during a debate, saying that the government was favouring big corporations with such laws.<ref name=FavouringET>{{cite news|title=BJD member Tathagata Satpathy accuses government of favouring mega corporates|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-12-17/news/69119290_1_kg-d6-block-ril-telecom-giant-vodafone|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=17 December 2015}}</ref> He has also criticised the [[Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana]] calling it flawed and that it looks good only on paper. He said it forces him to choose only 8 villages from his constituency for development out of 3000.<ref name=ImpracticalET>{{cite news|title=Poke Me: Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana a well-intentioned but impractical scheme|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-08/news/64212215_1_sansad-adarsh-gram-yojana-sagy-mplad-funds|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=8 July 2015}}</ref> Satpathy has opposed the proposal to make [[Hindi]] the [[national language]].<ref name=Crow/>

Satpathy has criticised the construction of new [[nuclear power plant]]s in India, claiming that most of the world was now moving away from nuclear energy. He has also claimed that [[Areva]] nuclear firm of [[France]] sold outdated technology to [[Maharashtra]]. He has also said that the centre should release the data regarding the safety of nuclear power plants as they are in other countries.<ref name=Nukes>{{cite news|title=LS passes bill to allow NPCIL to have tie-ups with other PSUs|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ls-passes-bill-to-allow-npcil-to-have-tie-ups-with-other-psus-115121400996_1.html|accessdate=10 January 2016|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=14 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=NukeSafety>{{cite news|title=LS MPs question nuclear plant safety|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ls-mps-question-nuclear-plant-safety-115121400799_1.html|accessdate=10 January 2016|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=14 December 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Biju Janata Dal]]
* [[Net neutrality in India]]
* [[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code]]

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==Further reading==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/2z493l/hello_rindia_i_am_tathagata_satpathy_member_of/|title=Hello /r/India, I am Tathagata Satpathy. Member of Parliament, Chief Whip of BJD, Editor of Dharitri & Orissa Post|website=[[Reddit]]|date=18 March 2015}}
* {{cite news|title=Poke Me: Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana a well-intentioned but impractical scheme|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-08/news/64212215_1_sansad-adarsh-gram-yojana-sagy-mplad-funds|author=Tathagata Satpathy|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=8 July 2015}}
* {{cite news|title=Who is Tathagata Satpathy?|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/cEdbfFmpXQ6GNImduzrRTI/Who-is-Tathagata-Satpathy.html|work=[[Live Mint]]|date=26 February 2016}}

==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3918 Tathagata Satpathy], Lok Sabha

* [https://twitter.com/SatpathyLive Tathagata Satpathy Twitter]

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