Mulayam falls sick as SP family feud continues

January 02, 2017 07:52

As the crisis within the Samajwadi Party refused to die down, doctors conducted a health check-up of Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence after he complaint of high blood pressure.

The Samajwadi Party split on Sunday with a national convention declaring Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav the new national president, a post that was held by his father.

The convention also made Mulayam, the patron of the party.

As the day progressed, the fight between the rival factions turned ugly, with supporters of the two groups fighting for the party office.

However, Akhilesh justified the turn of events in the party even as he admitted that he had taken a 'tough' decision.

"Sometimes to protect the ones you love you must make the right decision. What I did today was a tough decision but one that I had to take," he tweeted.

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