‘Darker The Night…': Tej Pratap Yadav's One-Line Post As Father Lalu Turns 78 Today
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Tej Pratap Yadav was disowned by his father Lalu after a sensational Facebook post revealed his long-term relationship with another woman, Anushka.
Tej Pratap Yadav, who was disowned by his family last month after an explosive Facebook post revealing a 12-year-long relationship with a woman named Anushka, has now posted a cryptic message ahead of his father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's 78th birthday on Wednesday.
In an X post on the eve of Lalu's birthday, Tej Pratap shared a large portrait of his father painted on a wall, and he looking at it and touching it with both hands.
Tej Pratap Yadav's Post On Lalu's Birthday Eve
'The darker the night, the closer the morning will be," Tej Pratap's caption read (roughly translated from Hindi).
However, his post did not explicitly mention greetings for his father's birthday.
'अंधेरा जितना गहरा होगा, सुबह उतनी ही नजदीक होगी।" #TejPratapYadav #Bihar #India pic.twitter.com/gAdlvZFtlb — Tej Pratap Yadav (@TejYadav14) June 9, 2025
Lalu Yadav is celebrating his 78th birthday today.
His daughter Rohini Acharya extended him birthday wishes and called him her 'Superman".
'Our greatest inspiration, our strength, our shield, our role model, our pride, our guide, our Superman — wishing our dad endless birthday wishes. Happy Birthday, Papa," she posted on X.
Tej Pratap Episode
On May 25, Lalu Yadav took to X and announced the expulsion of his son from the party for six years. He also disowned him from the family.
The massive announcement came after a Facebook post by Tej Pratap's official account mentioned that he and Anushka have been in a 12-year-long relationship.
Lalu described his son's activities as 'irresponsible behaviour".
'His activities, public conduct and irresponsible behaviour are not in accordance with our family values and traditions… he will not have any role of any kind in the party and family," Lalu said.
Later on, Tej Pratap said on X that his Facebook account was 'hacked" and the pictures were 'being doctored to harass and defame me and my family members."
The issue raised temperatures in the Bihar politics, months ahead of the state Assembly elections.
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