As Tej Pratap weds Aishwarya Rai, paroled, ailing Lalu Prasad keeps a low profile
Ahead of the wedding of his son Tej Pratap with Aishwarya Rai, Lalu Prasad is remaining mostly indoors, choosing to meet only select people at his Patna residence.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, back home on parole for his son Tej Pratap Yadav’s wedding, is mainly staying under the radar.
Despite his reputation as a colourful personality, the ailing Prasad is sticking to the conditions laid down by authorities at Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi for granting him three days parole. Parsad, incarcerated at the jail in Jharkhand after his conviction in three fodder scam cases, was being treated at a Ranchi hospital for a host of ailments, including diabetes and kidney disease.
Tej Pratap will wed Aishwarya Rai, granddaughter of former Bihar chief minister Daroga Prasad Rai and daughter of RJD MLA Chandrika Rai, at the veterinary grounds in Patna later on Saturday.
Since he landed in Patna on Friday, Prasad has remained mostly indoors, choosing to meet only select people inside his 10, Circular Road residence, while overseeing preparations for the wedding.
“Doctors have advised him not to take any physical strain due to his weak health. Lalu took rest in the morning and did attend some rituals in the day,” said, a close aide of the family.
On Friday, the RJD chief spent the day sleeping and spoke only to family friends and party leaders for a while in the evening. Later that night, Prasad attended a musical programme on the lawns of house as part of the celebrations for Tej Pratap’s wedding, according to videos released by the family to the media.
“We are taking all care to ensure parole conditions are not breached. This is why he is not keen on meeting people and instead only focusing on his health and rituals related to his son’s wedding. He is spending quality time with his family during this event as he had missed them for long due to his incarceration,” said another aide.
After the wedding, Prasad will fly to Ranchi on Monday to report to jail authorities. He is expected to be soon out of jail as he has been granted provisional bail for six weeks for treatment in specialised hospitals.
Prasad has told his aides that he would visit the Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai for check up and also premier hospitals in New Delhi. “Lalu is concerned about his health as he has already several ailments and wants to be treated at good hospitals. He has not been happy with the treatment in RIMS, Ranchi,” said a close aide of the RJD chief.
