Tej Pratap Yadav's photo with 'Anushka Yadav': Lalu Prasad Yadav expels his eldest son from party and family for six years

PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has expelled his eldest son Tej Pratap Yadav from the party and his family for six years. The action comes after a video of him with a woman surfaced. Lalu Prasad announced the action against his son, citing his irresponsible behaviour in public and personal life.

Ignoring moral values ​​in personal life weakens our collective struggle for social justice. The activities, public conduct and irresponsible behavior of the eldest son are not in accordance with our family values ​​and traditions. Therefore, due to the above circumstances, I am removing him from the party and the family. From now on, he will not have any kind of role in the party and the family. He is expelled from the party for 6 years. He is capable of looking at the good and bad and merits and demerits of his personal life. Whoever will have relations with him should take a decision with their own discretion. I have always advocated for accountability in public life. The obedient members of the family have adopted and followed this idea in public life. Thank you." he said in an X post.

The controversy erupted after a Facebook post of Tej Pratap Yadav with a woman surfaced. The post, which quickly went viral, introduced a woman named Anushka Yadav as Tej Pratap Yadav's partner of 12 years: “I am Tej Pratap Yadav and the one seen in this picture is Anushka Yadav. We have been known to each other for the last 12 years. We are in love and have been in a relationship for 12 years,” the post read. In response, Tej Pratap Yadav took to social media to claim that his Facebook account had been hacked, that the photo had been edited maliciously and that there was an attempt to defame him and his family.