Lalu expels elder son from RJD for 6 years, snaps all family ties

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad on Sunday expelled his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav from the party for six years and snapped family ties with him, saying that his "irresponsible behaviour" was not in accordance with "our family values and tradition".

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In a post on X, Lalu admonished the former Bihar minister for his public conduct and said that ignoring "moral values in personal life" hampers the overall "struggle for social justice".

"The activities, public conduct and irresponsible behaviour 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," he said.

The move came a day after pictures of Yadav and a woman were shared on his official Facebook page with a post saying the two were in a relationship for 12 years. The post, which was deleted within hours, created a controversy as the 37-year-old and Aishwarya Rai, the granddaughter of former Bihar chief minister Daroga Rai, got married in 2018. However, the marriage appeared to fall apart within months, and their divorce petition was pending before a family court in Patna.