B'day Spl: Interesting facts to know about Lalu jee
Today is 67th Birthday of RJD president and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Lalu has a completely different side to his personality. He does not know his actual date of birth and relies on the one given in his educational documents i.e. June 11, 1948.
At the young age of 22, Lalu tasted politics by becoming the general secretary of Patna University Students Union in 1970. He became the pioneer of the student movement in Bihar.
With former Bihar Chief Minister, Satyendra Narayan Sinha's support, Lalu made it to 6th Lok Sabha representing Janata Party.
Lalu was only 29 when he won a seat for the Lok Sabha making him one of the youngest member of Parliament of his time.
There was no looking back for Lalu after that. Lalu's stance in Bihar politics was such that Muslims and Yadavs in Bihar became a sure shot vote bank for Lalu.
He won the trust of Muslims who were once a vote bank for Congress, but had lost their faith after the 1989 Bhagalpur riots. Lalu Yadav created a niche for himself in a span of 10 years.
Lalu became the frontrunner for the National Front in Bihar not only in the state Assembly election but also in the 1989 general elections. Lalu became the chief minister of Bihar in 1990. His excellence was such that his party's contribution in 1990 was recognized by the World Bank.
In 1996, the Fodder Scam came into the lime light in which it was revealed that an amount of Rs 9.50 billion was involved. His involvement led to his resignation from Chief Minister's post. Lalu with some other officials were convicted in the case.
His sudden resignation, because of a CBI probe and his imminent arrest, forced him to look for a dependable politician to hold the chief minister's seat, till he returned. He decided to anoint his wife Rabri Devi to the top post.
Politics was never Rabri's cup of tea which made her election as the chief minister of Bihar the most unforeseen act in the history of Indian politics.
Rabri, with negligible education could not read official files, and had to depend on advisers for each of her official actions. Her inexperience in the filed of politics invited criticisms, but the lady soon picked up the ropes of politics.
Positions held:
1977: Elected to the 6th Lok Sabha at the age of 29
1980-1989: Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly (two terms).
1989: Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly | Convener of Public Undertakings Committee | Chairman of the Pustakalaya Committee | Elected for a second term in the 9th Lok Sabha
1990-1995: Member of the Bihar Legislative Council.
1990-1997: Chief Minister of Bihar.
1995-1998: Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
1996: Lalu's name springs up in fodder scam.
1997: Parts with the Janata Dal and forms the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term).
1998-1999: Committee of Home Affairs | Committee on General Purpose | Consultative Committee of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
2004: Re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha (4th term). He was appointed as the Railways Minister.
2009: Re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha (5th term).
2013: Lalu gets 5 years in jail for his involvement in fodder scam. He was disqualified from Lok Sabha.
Family
He is an absolute family man. Married to Rabri Devi for more than four decades, Lalu's affection for his family is noticeable.
Lau and Rabri have two sons Tej Pratap and Tejasvi and seven daughters - Misha Bharti, Rohini Acharya, Chanda, Ragini, Dhannu, Hema, Lakshmi.
Lalu named his eldest daughter, Misa which was the acronym for Maintenance of Internal Security Act. Lalu was one among lakhs of people were thrown into jails without rhyme or reason during Emergency. He was in jail at the time of the birth of his daughter, hence, the name - Misa.
Lalu's son Tejasvi Yadav is a medium-pace bowler representing Jharkhand in domestic cricket. He also became a part of the Indian Premier League by joining the Delhi Daredevils n the year 2012. After his career could not take a flight in cricket, he later decided to follow his father and stepped into politics.
At Lalu's Parivartan Rally, held in May 2013, he launched his sons in the corridors of politics.
Bollywood connection
Lalu has considerable amount of fan following in Bollywood. Director Mahesh Bhatt has even once said that Lalu deserves to be the next prime minister of India.
A movie called Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav was released in 2004 which had Lalu made a guest appearance.
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