The return of Lalu

Jail, sickness and the pandemic could have stored the septuagenarian RJD chief off the political stage, however he’s again, energising his get together’s cadre in addition to the nationwide Opposition alliance

ISSUE DATE: Aug 14, 2023 | UPDATED: Aug 4, 2023 16:23 IST

Illustration by Siddhant Jumde

“Didn’t study to be afraid, didn’t study to bow out. Have fought, will struggle, gained’t be afraid of jail, and can come out a winner ultimately.” These have been the phrases that accompanied the Instagram reel that Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav posted of his father, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav, enjoying badminton on the indoor court docket of the Patna Secretariat on July 28. Wearing a loose-fitting polo shirt, sweatpants and slippers, the 75-year-old politician regarded happy as he first served, then adopted it up with a fragile return, within the video.

Published By:

Arindam Mukherjee

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Aug 4, 2023