'Local guardian' Mamata Banerjee visits Tejashwi Yadav's baby in Kolkata hospital

After her visit, the former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi shared that Mamata was the baby boy’s "local guardian", while Mamata told reporters that both the baby and his mother are safe and extended her best wishes to the Yadav scion.

Mamata said, "I have known for some time that Tejashwi's wife, Rajshri had been in Kolkata, and Tejashwi had shared the news of the baby's arrival with me last evening. I promised I would visit, and today I did, with affection and blessings in my heart."

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Mamata blesses Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav, son of veteran Bihar politician Lalu Yadav, and his wife Rajshri welcomed a baby boy this morning. Their first child, daughter Katyayni, was born in 2023.

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She also blessed Tejashwi ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. "There's good news in Tejashwi's family. He had a son. Lalu ji and Rabri ji are also here. They are also very happy. I wish his family happiness and extend my best wishes to him for the upcoming elections. The child himself has come with good wishes," she said.

Yadav had announced the arrival of their "little boy" in an online post this morning. He shared a photo of him and the baby from the hospital.

Congratulating him on social media, his sister Rohini Acharya said, "Bal Gopal Junior Tejaswi" has arrived in the family's courtyard.

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This good news comes in the wake of a major scandal that broke out in the Yadav family, leading to the expulsion of Lalu Prasad's other son, Tej Pratap Yadav from the party for six years.

He was expelled after a viral Facebook post claimed Tej Pratap has been in a long-term relationship with a woman named Anushka Yadav.