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Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • Birth Name:
    Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • Date of Birth:
    June 11, 1948
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Gemini
  • Place of Birth:
    Gopalganj, Bihar, India
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    White
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism
  • Education:
    Patna University, Patna, Bihar
  • Hates:
    Pastas, Pizzas, Noodles and Junk Food
  • Address:
    25, Tughlak Road, New Delhi - 110 011
  • Phone:
    011 - 23012777, 23013909 , 23381213, 23386645
  • Fax:
    011 - 23017986 , 23382637

Family

Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • Father:
    Kundan Rai
  • Mother:
    Marachhiya Devi
  • Spouse:
    Rabri Devi
  • Daughter:
    Bharti

Career

Lalu Prasad Yadav

Favourites

Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • Food:
    Orange juice, Dal and Roti, Smoked salamon
  • Actor:

Trivia

Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • Has been charged with corruption cases , the most infamous being the "Fodder scam".
  • Has special interests in reading books on thinkers and revolutionaries, writing and debating, music and dance.
  • Active participant in social, cultural, literary and artistic activities of schools, colleges, universities and other institutions.
  • Written articles for newspapers and journals on contemporary socio-political issues.

Quotes

Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • "Why should I tell you where I am going to get funds from? If I were to do that then all the vested interests would get alerted. You must be aware that railways are full of such elements and my fight is against them."
  • "When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life."
  • "Today in India there are all sections of people, as the BJP realized when the poor voted them out."
  • "The lower caste people were killed as part of a conspiracy to dismiss my party's government."
  • "Our mass movement will shatter this communal, fascist and autocratic center."
  • "My mother always told me not to handle a buffalo by its tail, but always catch it by its horns. And I have used that lesson in everything in my life, including the Railways."
  • "Musharraf is a good man and wants to improve relations with India."
  • "It is because of me that today the union government has sanctioned special funds for the development of Bihar."
  • "If you do not milk the cow fully, it falls sick."
  • "I work so much. If I don't get all the comforts, I will turn mad."
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Biography

Lalu Prasad Yadav
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 22, 2009

lalu prasad yadavLalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. born June 11, 1947 Goplaganj, Bihar. Former the Minister of Railways in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Lalu Prasad Yadav was born poor in family of farmers in Phulwaria, Gopalganj district, Bihar to Kundan Rai and Marachhiya Devi. On June 1, 1973 he married Rabri Devi. The two have two sons and seven daughters. According to him, his large family is a protest against the forced sterilization during the Indian Emergency (1975 - 77) declared by Indira Gandhi.

Lalu's first political step was his active involvement in the elections of the Patna University Students' union. He led the student movement inspired by Jai Prakash Narayan in the 1970s.The former Chief Minister of Bihar and the then President of Bihar State Janata Party,senior leader Satyendra Narayan Sinha(affectionately called "Chhote Saheb") placed him as a candidate for the Lok Sabha and campaigned for him. He was subsequently elected as a member of 6th Lok Sabha on a Janata Party ticket at only 29 years of age, becoming one of the youngest members of the Indian Parliament then.

According to the BBC, the police unearthed a Fodder Scam in 1996 worth Rs 950 crore (US$ 267 Million) in Bihar (dating back to the previous Congress Government) which allegedly involved Lalu and the State's leading bureaucrats and politicians, albeit the probe itself was ordered by him.

lalu prasad yadavPrasad was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Chhapra and Madhepura seats of Bihar. He was named as the railway minister in the UPA Government. Later, he gave up the Madhepura seat.

He banned plastic cups to serve tea at railway stations and ordered that they be replaced by kulhads (earthen cups). He claimed that the measure would generate more employment in rural areas. Later, he also said that he had plans to introduce buttermilk and khadi. In June 2004, he announced that he would get on the railway himself to inspect its problems and went on to board the Patna railway station at midnight.

Many books have been written in praise of Lalu by local writers including Lalu Chalisa and Lalu Hala (especially by fellow Yadavs). There are entertainers who mimic Lalu as a profession. Lalu has been recognised as a brand on his own amongst a few industries in rural Bihar.

Lalu has a sizable fan following in Bollywood, which includes actors Sunil Shetty and Raza Murad; and directors Mahesh Manjrekar and Mahesh Bhatt; to name a few. According to actor Shatrughan Sinha, who is also a political opponent of Lalu's, had he (Lalu) not been a politician he could have been an actor.

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