Tej Pratap Yadav's lawyer reveals why Lalu's son filed for divorce from Aishwarya Rai

Nov 2 (AZINS) Former Bihar Minister Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, files for divorce in a Patna court. He had married Aishwarya Rai, daughter of an RJD MLA. They had got married in May this year.

Explaining the decision, his lawyer Yashwant Kumar Sharma told ANI: “They couldn't get along. Application under Hindu Marriage Act was filed through me on behalf of Tej Pratap Yadav. I can't say anything else at this moment.”

Tej Pratap Yadav had gotten married to Aishwarya Rai in a big bash in Patna that saw a host of celebrities including politicians turn up to greet the couple.

The marriage took place on the sprawling campus of Bihar Veterinary College in Patna on May 14, 2019 and the guests included Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union minister Ramvilas Paswan, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Abhishek Manu Singhvi and disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha attended the ceremony.

Lalu Prasad Yadav had been granted bail to attend the event.

Tej Pratap’s behaviour has often raised questions that there was inner strife in the party after Tejashwi was picked as Lalu Prasad’s chosen heir and served as Bihar Deputy CM and currently as Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar assembly.

His sister Misa Bharti had said in early October there was "tension between her brothers" and that she would no longer tolerate backstabbing within the party. She however backtracked later on.

Bharti while addressing a small gathering of party workers in Maner, Patna, where she said, "Where can you find that there is absolutely no strain or ill feeling? A little unease is everywhere. All five fingers of the hand are not the same. When in our own family, brothers are not getting along, then you know that RJD is a much bigger family."

In September, the young leader who is predisposed to dress up as Lord Krishna and was the laughing stock for fumbling his lines while taking oath as a Bihar minister, had dismissed speculations that there was family strife because he was overshadowed by his younger brother. He had called them attempts to drive a wedge between "Krishna and Balram".

The mercurial RJD leader, who had been away from the public eye for some time and whose absence at a meeting of top party leaders triggered fresh speculations of trouble within the Yadav family, was speaking to a regional news channel outside his residence in the state capital.

"I had gone to Mathura on a pilgrimage and fallen ill. Upon return, I spent my time recuperating and that is the only reason why I was not present at the meeting. Otherwise all people know that I do attend all RJD functions," the state's former health minister had said.