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JNU’s student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar may have claimed multiple times that he’s not keen on a career in politics, but his meeting with Lalu Prasad Yadav and other political leaders in
his hometown in Bihar has got many saying that Kumar’s just making an empty claim. Kanhaiya visited his hometown Bihar for the first time since being released from jail, and had the red
carpet laid out for him by the Nitish Kumar government. He was escorted by policemen at Patna airport and moved with a convoy in the state capital. On Saturday, the research scholar met both
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav – both staunch opponents of Narendra Modi and the BJP. Given how Kanhaiya has been relentlessly criticising Modi, the Sangh
Parivar and the BJP, it wasn’t surprising that the leaders welcomed him like a hero. BUT, IT IS THIS ONE IMAGE THAT IS ULTIMATELY DEFINING HIS BIHAR VISIT. The image is cropped, but it
appears that Kanhaiya is touching the feet of former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, whose political image is marred by his conviction in the Rs 23 billion fodder scam. _Not surprisingly, the
image riled up many on Twitter who aren’t fans of Kanhaiya’s political sloganeering. _ THE REACTIONS FOLLOWED, MANY OF THEM HILARIOUS > JNU, cleaning corruption by touching Laluji’s feet.
And the > background chorus of Azadi, azadi azadi… > pic.twitter.com/aeBSCIAijh > — हम भारत के लोग (@India_Policy) April 30, > 2016 > Kanhaiya seeking azadi at Lalu’s feet
while his fellow comrades at > JNU are bringing red revolution on Labour day… > https://t.co/yt25sl2Alx > — Saurabh Jha (@saurabhjha12) May 2, 2016 > Wake upto pictures of
Kanhaiya touching Lalu’s feet. Going back to > sleep isn’t a bad idea. > — Jaidatt Udiyavar (@udiyavar) May 1, 2016 THE IMAGE REMINDED SOME OF KEJRIWAL AND LALU’S FAMOUS HUG… > What
is with Lalu, he attracts revolutionaries from Kejriwal to > Kanhaiya Kumar and discredits them! > — ShakeChilly (@ChillyShake) May 1, 2016 > kanhaiya, for all his BS, ends up
seeking the blessings of Laluhe is > a better kejriwal than kejriwal himself > — TheFrustratedIndian (@FrustIndian) May 1, 2016 > Kejriwal is the most worried man today as he has
been, replaced by > Kanhaiya as a national symbol of Nautanki… > — Mayank Jain (@mayankjain100) May 1, 2016 > How exactly is Kanhaiya Kumar new hope? (If the falling at Lalu’s >
feet pic is true) > — Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 1, 2016