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Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday condoled the demise of former Union Minister and socialist leader Sharad Yadav in a video message from Singapore.
Posting a video message for the deceased leader on Twitter, Lalu Yadav from his hospital bed in Singapore where he is recuperating from a kidney transplant surgery, said, “I am saddened to hear the news of big brother Sharad Yadav’s death. He, besides late Mulayam Singh Yadav, Nitish Kumar and myself learnt politics of socialism from Ram Manohar Lohia and Karpoori Thakur.”
“On many an occasion, Sharad Yadav and I fought with each other. But our disagreements never led to any bitterness,” Lalu Yadav added.
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अभी सिंगापुर में रात्रि में के समय शरद भाई के जाने का दुखद समाचार मिला। बहुत बेबस महसूस कर रहा हूँ। आने से पहले मुलाक़ात हुई थी और कितना कुछ हमने सोचा था समाजवादी व सामाजिक न्याय की धारा के संदर्भ में।
शरद भाई…ऐसे अलविदा नही कहना था। भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजलि! pic.twitter.com/t17VHO24Rg
— Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) January 12, 2023
Lalu’s son and Bihar’s deputy Chief Minister, Tejashwi Yadav also expressed his condolence through a video message.
आदरणीय अभिभावक शरद यादव जी को अश्रुपूर्ण भावभीनी श्रद्धांजलि। शत्-शत् नमन। pic.twitter.com/n1lDGQoFQ3
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) January 12, 2023
Sharad Yadav passed away on Thursday, informed his daughter Subhashini Sharad Yadav through a social media post.
Yadav who had launched his own party Loktantrik Janata Dal merged with Lalu Yadav’s outfit RJD in March 2020 which he said was the “first step towards a united opposition”.
The condolence messages also came from Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
“The demise of great socialist leader respected Mr. Sharad Yadav is very heart breaking. May God give peace to his soul and strength to the bereaved family members to bear this loss. Om Shanti!,” Akhilesh tweeted in Hindi.
महान समाजवादी नेता आदरणीय श्री शरद यादव जी का निधन अत्यंत हृदय विदारक है।
ईश्वर उनकी आत्मा को शांति एवं शोकाकुल परिजनों को यह दुःख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।
ॐ शांति! pic.twitter.com/yTKnEDQG8d
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) January 12, 2023
Senior Congress leader and Former-president, Rahul Gandhi also remembered Yadav and wrote, “Sharad Yadav ji was a person of humble nature along with being the leader of socialism. I learned a lot from him. I express my deepest condolences to his bereaved family members. His contribution to the country will always be remembered”, on his Twitter handle.
शरद यादव जी समाजवाद के पुरोधा होने के साथ एक विनम्र स्वभाव के व्यक्ति थे। मैंने उनसे बहुत कुछ सीखा है।
उनके शोकाकुल परिजनों को अपनी गहरी संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करता हूं। देश के लिए उनका योगदान सदा याद रखा जाएगा।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 12, 2023
“I am saddened to hear the news of the demise of father’s strong friend, respected like my father Mr. Sharad Yadav. Many beautiful childhood memories are associated with him. After father, today again lost my guardian. May God give him the highest place in his holy feet and give strength to his family members,” Lok Jan Shakti Party President and Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan said on his official Twitter handle.
पापा के मजबूत साथी, मेरे पिता तुल्य आदरणीय श्री शरद यादव जी के निधन की खबर सुनकर मर्माहत हूँ।बचपन की कई खूबसूरत यादें उनके साथ जुड़ी है।पापा के बाद आज मैंने फिर अपने अभिभावक को खो दिया।
ईश्वर उन्हें अपने श्री चरणों में उच्चतम स्थान दें और उनके परिजनों को संबल प्रदान करें। pic.twitter.com/LRycs5EytV— युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) January 12, 2023
Sharad Yadav was a former union minister in various governments.
Sharad Yadav had formed Loktantrik Janata Dal in 2018 miffed with Janata Dal (United) returning to an alliance with the BJP in Bihar.
(With Inputs from ANI)
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