Patna, July 2 || A political controversy has erupted in Bihar after RJD MLC Urmila Thakur compared party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav with Lord Shiva during an event in Muzaffarpur on Tuesday evening.
Her remarks have drawn sharp criticism from the Janata Dal United (JDU).
Party MLC Neeraj Kumar on Wednesday condemned the comparison as “absolutely inappropriate.”
“Lord Shiva is the one who does the welfare of the world, but Lalu Yadav is among those who created havoc in Bihar. Lalu Prasad’s corruption dragged his entire family into legal trouble. Lord Shiva removes everyone’s sorrow, but Lalu Yadav could not even remove his own sorrow and had to undergo a kidney transplant,” Neeraj Kumar said.
RJD leader Urmila Thakur described Lalu Yadav as a “living God on earth” who gave voice and respect to the poor, stating, “One was Lord Shiva, and the other is Babu Lalu Prasad in Kaliyug.”
Thakur, during her speech, further likened Lalu Yadav to Hindu deities such as Bhishma Pitamah, Lord Krishna, and Lord Ram, asserting that just as these figures are irreplaceable, so is Lalu Prasad Yadav in Bihar’s politics.