Who Is Tej Pratap Yadav? The Man At The Center Of Family Feud, Divorce Row

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) celebration president and ex-Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday expelled his eldest son, Tej Pratap Yadav, from the celebration for 6 years on fees of “irresponsible behaviour” and violation of circle of relatives values. The transfer additionally signified an respectable chopping of all familial bonds between Lalu and his eldest son.

The transfer comes after a now-deleted tweet with a lady Tej Pratap known as his 12-year spouse, which raised grievance 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 mentioned:

“The public behaviour and irresponsible conduct of my eldest son are not in line with our family’s values and cultural ethos. Ignoring moral standards in personal life weakens our collective fight for social justice… Therefore, I remove him from the party and the family. He will have no role of any kind 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) May 25, 2025

Who Is Tej Pratap Yadav?

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

Tej Pratap in the past served as Environment Minister within the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar executive. Despite retaining key political posts, he has frequently made headlines for his arguable remarks, eccentric public appearances, and social media antics, somewhat than for his legislative paintings.

He were given married to Aishwarya Rai in a extremely publicised marriage in 2018. The marriage quickly become stormy, with Aishwarya complaining of harassment by the hands of Tej Pratap and his members of the family. There was once a criminal and political combat that adopted, along with her father, erstwhile RJD minister Chandrika Roy, resigning from the celebration.

The Facebook Post And Fallout

The latest controversy began with a Facebook put up by means of Tej Pratap with a lady named Anushka Yadav, presented as his 12-year spouse.

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

The put up angered other folks on social media, with the customers asking how the observation was once justified within the context of his previous marriage. Tej Pratap answered by means of pronouncing that his Facebook web page were hacked and the put up was once accomplished as a part of an try to “defame and harass” him and his relations. There is not any affirmation from him if a police grievance has been lodged.

Political Isolation Grows

Lalu’s transfer to oust Tej Pratap is amidst expanding unease throughout the celebration over his behaviour, which has many times discovered itself at loggerheads with RJD’s public narrative. His social media posts and public utterances have strained members of the family with the celebration in addition to his rapid kinfolk, especiallyhis  more youthful brother Tejashwi.

Adding to the collection of ordinary statements, within the first week of this month, Tej Pratap volunteered to sign up for the military and battle towards Pakistan, relating to his “pilot” coaching.

Lalu Prasad summed up his announcement with the phrases,

“He is capable of distinguishing between right and wrong in his personal life. Anyone who associates with him henceforth does so at their own risk.”

This sensational flip of occasions contributes every other web page to the ongoing saga of Bihar’s maximum senior political extended family, because the RJD faces intraparty tensions prior to the following spherical of political battles.