Netaji (Mulayam): he doesn't plan to form a new party
Netaji (Mulayam): he doesn't plan to form a new party
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NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday tweeted "Long live Netaji, Long live the SP", minutes after his father and party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav said he doesn't plan to form a new party "as of now".

most political watchers fully expected Mulayam - who's warmly called 'Netaji' - to announce the formation of a new party on Monday. He didn't.

"I am not forming a new party as of now," said Mulayam at a press conference he called earlier on Monday.

It came into view Mulayam's alienated son and president of the SP, Akhilesh, tweeted about 'Netaji' and the SP, right after this announcement from Mulayam.

Whether this means he managed to persuade against his father from any move he might make to split the SP is yet to be determined. But it does appear a split has been turned away for now.

To be sure, Mulayam did also say on Monday that he "doesn't agree with his (son's) decisions", a crevice that first came out in the open last year around this time.

Political observers believed a split in the party has been imminent since January, when Akhilesh wrested control of the party's top post and its election symbol.

Talk heated up Saturday about a split in the SP, when Mulayam and his brother Shivpal Yadav stayed away from a state convention of the party saying they were not invited, PTI reported. Speculation was rife that Mulayam will on Monday announce a new party by joining hands with the virtually defunct Lok Dal.

Akhilesh in his address at the Lucknow conference yesterday cautioned against "fake samajwadis" or "fake socialists". At the same time, he expressed deep respect for his father.

"Netaji (Mulayam) is my father and this party (SP) belongs to him. His blessings are with us and we will carry forward his legacy. My father has always been with us and will remain with us," said AKhilesh

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