Overview

• Lalu Prasad Yadav cut a 78-kg cake with a sword at his Patna residence to celebrate his 78th birthday
• The RJD declared June 11 as Social Justice and Goodwill Day, dispatching workers statewide for welfare drives
• Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and BJP spokesperson Ajay Alok publicly condemned the sword-cutting ritual as a divisive gesture
• Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin sent birthday greetings praising Yadav’s pioneering role in social justice
• Tej Pratap Yadav, who was expelled from the party and his family, extended birthday wishes to his father via social media