Mulayam Singh Yadav dies: Netaji's life in PICS
Mulayam Singh emerged as a socialist leader and went on to serve as the Chief Minister thrice of the country's most populous state -- 5 December 1989 – 24 June 1991.
Samajwadi Party founder and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh passed away on Monday morning. He was 82. Yadav was undergoing treatment at a Gurugram hospital since October 2. Yadav rose in Uttar Pradesh's politics when the OBC movement was gaining strength.
He emerged as a socialist leader and went on to serve as the Chief Minister thrice of the country's most populous state -- 5 December 1989 – 24 June 1991; 5 December 1993 – 3 June 1995 and 29 August 2003 – 13 May 2007.
Yadav had also served as Defence Minister in HD Deve Gowda and IK Gujral governments.
Let's take a quick look at iconic moments from Netaji's life:
Undated photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. Pic: PTI
Samajwadi Party MP Mulayam Singh Yadav at Parliament during ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi on February 8, 2022. Pic: PTI
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav during voting for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi on July 18, 2022. Pic: PTI
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav felicitates party's founder Mulayam Singh Yadav on the latter's birthday, at party office in Lucknow on November 22, 2021. Pic: PTI
Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav exchanges greetings with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati during their joint election campaign rally in Mainpuri on April 19, 2019. Pic: PTI
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exchanges greetings with then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav at the 51st national development council meeting in New Delhi, June 27, 2005. Pic: PTI
Mulayam Singh Yadav with Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh at a press conference in New Delhi on January 18, 2006. Pic: PTI