RJD chief Lalu Prasad expels son Tej Pratap from party for 6 years
The RJD supremo’s decision came after Tej Pratap was seen in a Facebook post with a woman whom he called his 'partner'; he later claimed that his account was hacked
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday (May 25) expelled his elder son, Tej Pratap Yadav, from the party for six years and disowned him from the family, citing “irresponsible behaviour”.
The decision came a day after Tej Pratap was seen with a woman on his Facebook page, whom he described as his “partner”. He had, however, later clarified that he didn’t make the post and that his Facebook had been hacked.
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Lalu Prasad announced Tej Pratap’s expulsion from the party in a post on X, stating that his “activities, public conduct and irresponsible behaviour” do not gel with the family’s traditions.
Irresponsible behaviour: Lalu
“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 remove him from the party and family. From now on, he will not have any role of any kind in the party and family. He is expelled from the party for 6 years,” the post said.
“He is capable of seeing the good and bad and merits and demerits of his personal life. All those who will have relations with him should take their own decisions. I have always been an advocate of public shame in public life. The obedient members of the family have adopted and followed this idea in public life. Thank you,” Lalu Prasad added in the post.
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Attempt to defame, harass: Tej Pratap
Hours after a brouhaha broke out over his Facebook post on Saturday, Tej Pratap, a former Bihar minister, claimed that his page had been "hacked".
Tej Pratap, whose Facebook post has since been deleted, wrote on X that there was an attempt to "defame and harass" him and his family members.
"My social media platform was hacked and my photographs were edited wrongfully," Yadav wrote on X, referring to the post that had gone viral and was taken note of by media outlets.
In the post, Yadav was seen with a woman and the caption read, "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".
Outrage over post
The post had drawn flak from social media users, many of whom reminded the 37-year-old politician of his marriage that took place with much fanfare in 2018.
Yadav had tied the knot with Aishwarya, the granddaughter of former Bihar chief minister Daroga Rai. However, within a few months, Aishwarya left his house, alleging that she was driven out by her husband and in-laws.
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It was not known whether a police complaint had been filed by Yadav about the "hacked" Facebook page and the post. Nonetheless, he urged his supporters and followers to be on their guard and "pay no heed to any rumours".