Who Is Tej Pratap Yadav? The Man At The Heart Of Household Feud, Divorce Row

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) social gathering president and ex-Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday expelled his eldest son, Tej Pratap Yadav, from the social gathering for six years on fees of “irresponsible behaviour” and violation of household values. The transfer additionally signified an official chopping of all familial bonds between Lalu and his eldest son.

The transfer comes after a now-deleted tweet with a girl Tej Pratap known as his 12-year companion, which raised criticism following his unsettled and high-profile marriage of 2018 to Aishwarya Rai, the granddaughter of the erstwhile Bihar CM Daroga Rai.

Writing in a scathing tweet on X, Lalu acknowledged:

“The general public behaviour and irresponsible conduct of my eldest son will not be in keeping with our household’s values and cultural ethos. Ignoring ethical requirements in private life weakens our collective combat for social justice… Due to this fact, I take away him from the social gathering and the household. He may have no position of any form henceforth.”

निजी जीवन में नैतिक मूल्यों की अवहेलना करना हमारे सामाजिक न्याय के लिए सामूहिक संघर्ष को कमज़ोर करता है। ज्येष्ठ पुत्र की गतिविधि, लोक आचरण तथा गैर जिम्मेदाराना व्यवहार हमारे पारिवारिक मूल्यों और संस्कारों के अनुरूप नहीं है। अतएव उपरोक्त परिस्थितियों के चलते उसे पार्टी और परिवार…
— Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) Might 25, 2025

Who Is Tej Pratap Yadav?

Tej Pratap Yadav was born on April 16, 1988, in Gopalganj, Bihar. He’s the eldest son of Lalu Prasad and ex-Chief Minister Rabri Devi. His youthful brother, Tejashwi Yadav, is the current Chief of the Opposition in Bihar and the political face of the RJD.

Tej Pratap beforehand served as Surroundings Minister within the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar authorities. Regardless of holding key political posts, he has typically made headlines for his controversial remarks, eccentric public appearances, and social media antics, fairly than for his legislative work.

He received married to Aishwarya Rai in a extremely publicised marriage in 2018. The wedding quickly grew to become stormy, with Aishwarya complaining of harassment by the hands of Tej Pratap and his members of the family. There was a authorized and political battle that adopted, along with her father, erstwhile RJD minister Chandrika Roy, resigning from the social gathering.

The Fb Put up And Fallout

The most recent controversy began with a Fb put up by Tej Pratap with a girl named Anushka Yadav, launched as his 12-year companion.

“The one seen on this image is Anushka Yadav. We’re in love and have been in a relationship for 12 years,” stated the put up.

The put up angered individuals on social media, with the customers asking how the assertion was justified within the context of his earlier marriage. Tej Pratap responded by saying that his Fb web page had been hacked and the put up was accomplished as a part of an try and “defame and harass” him and his kinfolk. There isn’t a affirmation from him if a police grievance has been lodged.

Political Isolation Grows

Lalu’s transfer to oust Tej Pratap is amidst growing unease inside the social gathering over his behaviour, which has repeatedly discovered itself at loggerheads with RJD’s public narrative. His social media posts and public utterances have strained relations with the social gathering in addition to his instant kin, especiallyhis  youthful brother Tejashwi.

Including to the collection of weird statements, within the first week of this month, Tej Pratap volunteered to hitch the military and combat in opposition to Pakistan, referring to his “pilot” coaching.

Lalu Prasad summed up his announcement with the phrases,

“He’s able to distinguishing between proper and mistaken in his private life. Anybody who associates with him henceforth does so at their very own danger.”

This sensational flip of occasions contributes one other web page to the persevering with saga of Bihar’s most senior political clan, because the RJD faces intraparty tensions earlier than the following spherical of political battles.