The 'Father-Son' rivalry is a normal feature in many political parties in India

Both RJD & PMK are now suffering from this old disease from ancient times

- BY SUSHIL KUTTY

And the son is Anbumani Ramdoss, a one-time central minister, whose mistreatment of his mother has been flagged by father Ramadoss, who has also let it out that Anbumani lacked leadership qualities required to head a political party and lead it to victory or enter into alliances.

Sounds familiar? So soon after 'TejuBhaiya' did the inappropriate and improbable, it does sound similar. Lalu's son Tej Pratap Yadav posted the picture of a young woman on Social Media and told the world that she was his companion of 12 years and that they were in a romantic tie-up even when his father got him married to a former Chief Minister's daughter!

And then she was evicted from the Lalu household in full public glare. At that time, Lalu did not talk of family prestige or of moral and ethical, nothing of the sort even as his daughter-in-law took the Lalu family to the cleaners, alleging domestic violence and ill-treatment.

But now after Teju Bhaiya's latest affront, Lalu Prasad Yadav burst his aorta! Unacceptable, he roared and the next thing anybody knew 'Teju Bhaiya' was out on a limb with the entire Lalu Parivar, including heir to the Lalu legacy, Tejashvi Yadav, baying for Teju Bhaiya's blood.

Some people are, however, skeptical. They say it's a self inflicted drama, a reality show enacted to influence the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, which is round the corner, and that a father disciplining his errant son always makes for great optics!

The Ashoka University professor who used “optics” to press home a slur should learn from the seasoned Lalu Prasad Yadav. Anyway, Lalu must be hoping the Teju episode is now settled and the Bihar Assembly elections would be a cakewalk!