Tej Pratap Yadav threatens to sue scribes

PATNA: Amidst a low-key power struggle visible in the first Yadav family in Bihar with recent poster war, Tej Pratap, the elder son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, threatened to sue mediapersons and lodge defamation cases against them.
Tej, on late Tuesday night, went live on his Facebook page named, ‘Second Lalu Tej Pratap Yadav’ and criticized the media for showing him and his family in bad light.
Challenging the media, he said, “I will call my lawyer and get an FIR lodged. I will sue you in a defamation case. What Tej Pratap says, he does that,” he said, even naming several mediapersons.
He also expressed his anger for highlighting the poster issue. “During the assembly election, the party posters had no photo of my father, mother, Misa ji and myself. That time the media was not raising this issue. Sometimes Tejashwi’s photo is not there, sometimes mine or Misa Ji’s is missing,” he said while referring to a big poster put up by the RJD before the assembly election with Tejahswi only and none else from the Lalu family. Even at that time, the media had highlighted the issue.
Tej even alleged that such posters with one or the other family member missing were being put up by his opponents.
Trying to show bonhomie with his younger brother, he added, “Tejashwi is my younger brother and from many platforms I have taken his side. I have told he is my Arjun and those who are jealous of him, let them be. I will do everything possible to make him the CM, even if it costs my life.”
He further said Tej and Tejashwi were one and only alternative to take Bihar to the top.
Several incidents of turf war in the Lalu family had been visible recently. Recently, Tej had organised an event of his Chhatra RJD at the party office.
A big poster was put up showing Lalu, Rabri, Tej and Chhatra RJD state president Aakash Yadav. However, Tejashwi was missing in the poster. The next day, that poster was replaced by the older one, in which Tej is missing.