Interesting facts about Lalu Prasad Yadav

New Delhi: Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad has been convicted by the special CBI court today in the fodder scam.Lalu will be sent to jail today and the quantum of punishment will be pronounced to him on October 3 through video conferencing.The former Bihar strongman who set new heights and records with his exemplary work in the railway ministry proved his mettle in almost all the portfolios he took over. Born in Gopalganj district of Bihar, Lalu Prasad showed his inclination towards politics since his college days.He joined the JP movement in Bihar in 1975, and was jailed during Emergency. Let's have a look at some interesting facts about the unique political figure Indian polity has ever witnessed.At the young age of 22, Lalu tasted politics by becoming the General Secretary of Patna University Students Union in 1970. He became the pioneer of the student movement in Bihar.With former Bihar Chief Minister, Satyendra Narayan Sinha's support, Lalu made it to 6th Lok Sabha representing Janata Party.Lalu was only 29 when he won a seat for the Lok Sabha making him one of the youngest member parliament of his time.There was no looking back for Lalu after that. Lalu's stance in Bihar politics was such that Muslims and Yadavs in Bihar became a sure shot vote bank for Lalu. He won the trust of Muslims who were once a vote bank for Congress, but had lost their faith after the 1989 Bhagalpur riots. Lalu Yadav created a niche for himself in a span of 10 years.Lalu became the frontrunner for the National Front in Bihar not only in the state Assembly election but also in the 1989 general elections.Lalu became the chief minister of Bihar in 1990. His excellence was such that his party's contribution in 1990 was recognized by the World Bank.In 1996, the Fodder Scam came into the lime light in which it was reveled that an amount of Rs. 9.50 billion was involved. Lalu with some other officials were implicated in the scam and the cases are on trial still now. His involvement led to his resignation from Chief Minister's post.After Lalu's resignation, his wife Rabri Devi was handed over the charge of Chief Minister's chair.Lalu has considerable amount of fan following in Bollywood. Director Mahesh Bhatt has even once said that Lalu deserves to be the next prime minister of India. A movie called Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav was released in 2004 which had Lalu made a guest appearance.Let's have a look at some of the most interesting pictures of Lalu with his family: