Tej Pratap vows to expose those who conspired to separate him from Tejashwi
Patna, June 1 (UNI) Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who was recently expelled from the party following a controversial video posted by him with a girl on his Facebook account, vowed on Sunday to expose those who conspired to separate him from his younger brother Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, whom he described as his " Arjun " while he proclaimed himself to be Lord Krishna.
Tej Pratap , who earlier in his post on X, expressed his love, affection, and respect for his parents and blamed "Jaychand-like elements for hatching a conspiracy to create a rift in the family, posted a fresh comment, this time for his younger brother Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. In his fresh post, Tej Pratap vowed to expose those who had conspired to separate him from his brother.
" My brother is like my Arjun while I am his Krishna and my blessings will always remain with him ", Tej Pratap said adding that those conspired might take his Sena (Army) from him but he would always remain with him, a reference to Tejashwi.
Tej Pratap cautioned Tejashwi that Jaychand like elements were present both inside home and outside. He advised Tejashwi to remain always alert from them and take care of parents.
Earlier during the day, the elder son of Lalu had made a post on his social media account X, wishing good health and happiness for his parents. He had also cautioned them that "Jaychand " like elements were active to create a rift in the family. He had no desire but only to get blessings from his parents.
Tej Pratap had posted a video on his Facebook account on May 25, with a girl Anushka Yadav, and claimed that he had been in a relationship with her for the last twelve years. It had triggered a major controversy in the family and also in the political circle as Tej Pratap was married to Aishwarya Rai, granddaughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Daroga Prasad Rai, in 2018. Their divorce petition is still pending in the court. Aishwarya had alleged that Lalu and all his family members were responsible for the gross injustice meted out to her. She was beaten, starved, and humiliated by family members of Lalu after her marriage, she had alleged.
Leaders of all political parties had also criticised Lalu, saying his family members had no respect for dignity and sanctity of women. The slogan of social justice of Lalu was hollow, they had alleged.
Lalu had expelled Tej Pratap for six years and also disowned him from the family after he posted the controversial video on his Facebook account.
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