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	Yadav has married twice. His first wife, Malti Devi, was in a vegetative state from 1973 until her death in May 2003 following complications while giving birth to their only child, [[Akhilesh Yadav]]. Akhilesh was [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] from 2012 to 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-samajwadi-parivar/921192/0 \|title=The Samajwadi Parivar \|work=Indian Express \|date=7 March 2012 \|access-date=10 October 2013 \|last=Yadav \|first=Shyamlal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-05-27/lucknow/27270264_1_tributes-saifai-village-mulayam-singh \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|title=Tributes paid to Mulayam's wife \|access-date=10 October 2013}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> Yadav had a relationship with Sadhana Gupta while still married to Malti Devi in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/sanjeev-singh-blog/warring-yadavs-star-in-kalyugs-ramayan/\|title=Warring Yadavs star in Kalyug's Ramayan\|date=26 October 2016\|website=Times of India Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/what-befalls-a-hubby-who-forgets-a-kaikeyisque-boon/cid/1513884\|title=What befalls a hubby who forgets a Kaikeyisque boon\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> Gupta was not well known until February 2007, when the relationship was admitted in [[Supreme Court of India\|India's Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/06spec.htm \|title=Will this man bring down Mulayam? \|last=Bhatt \|first=Sheela \|date=6 March 2007 \|access-date=10 October 2007 \|work=rediff.com}}</ref>		Yadav has married twice. His first wife, Malti Devi, was in a vegetative state from 1973 until her death in May 2003 following complications while giving birth to their only child, [[Akhilesh Yadav]]. Akhilesh was [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] from 2012 to 2017.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-samajwadi-parivar/921192/0 \|title=The Samajwadi Parivar \|work=Indian Express \|date=7 March 2012 \|access-date=10 October 2013 \|last=Yadav \|first=Shyamlal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-05-27/lucknow/27270264_1_tributes-saifai-village-mulayam-singh \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|title=Tributes paid to Mulayam's wife \|access-date=10 October 2013}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> Yadav had a relationship with Sadhana Gupta while still married to Malti Devi in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/sanjeev-singh-blog/warring-yadavs-star-in-kalyugs-ramayan/\|title=Warring Yadavs star in Kalyug's Ramayan\|date=26 October 2016\|website=Times of India Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/what-befalls-a-hubby-who-forgets-a-kaikeyisque-boon/cid/1513884\|title=What befalls a hubby who forgets a Kaikeyisque boon\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> Gupta was not well known until February 2007, when the relationship was admitted in [[Supreme Court of India\|India's Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/06spec.htm \|title=Will this man bring down Mulayam? \|last=Bhatt \|first=Sheela \|date=6 March 2007 \|access-date=10 October 2007 \|work=rediff.com}}</ref>

			Samajwadi Party founder and former UP chief minister [https://www.connectedtoindia.com/ex-up-cm-mulayam-singh-yadav-dead-at-82-10319.html Mulayam Singh Yadav died] on October 10, 2022, after prolonged illness. He was 82.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.connectedtoindia.com/ex-up-cm-mulayam-singh-yadav-dead-at-82-10319.html\|title=Ex-UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav dead at 82\|website=Connected to India}}</ref>

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{{Short description|15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 10th Defence Minister of India}}
{{distinguish|Mulayam Singh Yadav (Auraiya politician)}}
{{Use Indian English|date= October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri.Mulayam Singh Yadav , addressing at the National Development Council 52nd Meeting, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on December 9, 2006.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|11|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Saifai]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 
| residence = [[Saifai]], [[Etawah district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| office = President of the [[Samajwadi Party]]
| term_start = 1992
| term_end = 2017
| predecessor = ''Position established''
| successor = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mainpuri]]
| term_start1 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Tej Pratap Singh Yadav]]
| constituency2 = [[Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Azamgarh]]
| term_start2 = 2014
| term_end2 = 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Ramakant Yadav (politician)|Ramakant Yadav]]
| successor2 = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| term_start3 = 2009
| term_end3 = 2014
| constituency3 = [[Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mainpuri]]
| term_start4 = 2004
| term_end4 = 2004
| constituency4 = [[Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mainpuri]]
| term_start5 = 1998
| term_end5 = 2004
| predecessor5 = [[D. P. Yadav]]
| successor5 = [[Ram Gopal Yadav]]
| constituency5 = [[Sambhal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sambhal]]
| term_start6 = 1996
| term_end6 = 1998
| constituency6 = [[Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mainpuri]]
| office7 = 15th [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start7 = 29 August 2003
| term_end7 = 13 May 2007
| predecessor7 = [[Mayawati]]
| successor7 = [[Mayawati]]
| term_start8 = 5 December 1993
| term_end8 = 3 June 1995
| predecessor8 = [[President's rule]]
| successor8 = [[Mayawati]]
| term_start9 = 5 December 1989
| term_end9 = 24 June 1991
| predecessor9 = [[Narayan Datt Tiwari]]
| successor9 = [[Kalyan Singh]]
| office10 = [[Minister of Defence (India)]]
| primeminister10 = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]],
[[I. K. Gujral]]
| term_start10 = 1 June 1996
| term_end10 = 19 March 1998
| predecessor10 = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
| successor10 = [[George Fernandes]]
| office11 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start11 = 1967
| term_end11 = 1969
| predecessor11 = Natthu Singh
| successor11 = Bishambhar Singh Yadav
| constituency11 = [[Jaswantnagar (Assembly constituency)|Jaswantnagar]]
| term_start12 = 1974
| term_end12 = 1980
| predecessor12 = Bishambhar Singh Yadav
| successor12 = [[Balram Singh Yadav]]
| constituency12 = [[Jaswantnagar (Assembly constituency)|Jaswantnagar]]
| term_start13 = 1985
| term_end13 = 1996
| predecessor13 = [[Balram Singh Yadav]]
| successor13 = [[Shivpal Singh Yadav]]
| party = [[Samajwadi Party]] (1992–present)
| otherparty = * [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]]
* [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]]
* [[Janata Party]]
* Lok Dal (B)
* [[Janata Dal]] (first time [[Chief Minister]] in 1989 as Janata Dal Leader)
| spouse = (1) Malati Devi (2) Sadhana Gupta
| children = [[Akhilesh Yadav]] 
Prateek Yadav (step-son)<ref>https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/india/prateek-yadav-is-not-mulayam-singh-yadav-s-son-revealing-cbi-state-388667.html</ref>
| footnotes =
| relations = [[Shivpal Singh Yadav]] (brother) [[Ram Gopal Yadav]] (cousin) [[Dimple Yadav]] (daughter-in-law) 
Kamla Devi Yadav (sister) [[Dharmendra Yadav]] (nephew) [[Tej Pratap Singh Yadav]] (grandnephew) Aparna Yadav (stepdaughter-in-law)
| alma_mater = [[Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College|K. K. College, Etawah]] A.K. College, Shikohabad B.R. College [[Agra University]]
| education = [[Masters of Arts]], (Political Science), (English Literature), [[Bachelor of Education]]
| profession = [[Agriculturist]], Former [[Teacher]]
| occupation = Politician
| name =
}}
'''Mulayam Singh Yadav''' (born 22 November 1939) is an Indian politician and the founder-patron of the [[Samajwadi Party]]. He served for three non-consecutive terms as the [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]], and also served as the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]], [[Government of India]]. A long-time parliamentarian, he is currently the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], representing the constituency of [[Mainpuri]] in the [[Lok Sabha]], and has also earlier served as the Member of Parliament from [[Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Azamgarh]] and [[Sambhal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sambhal]] constituencies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lok Sabha member profile|url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=530|publisher=Lok Sabha|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201161621/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=530|archive-date=1 February 2013}}</ref> He is often referred to as '''Netaji''' (meaning ''respected leader'' in [[Hindi]]) by party leaders and workers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mulayam Singh Yadav|url=https://www.patrika.com/amp-news/lucknow-news/lucknow-mulayam-singh-yadav-82nd-birthday-ten-things-knowing-shocked-6530969/|archive-date=1 January 2012}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Mulayam Singh Yadav was born to Murti Devi and Sughar Singh Yadav on 22 November 1939 in [[Saifai village]], [[Etawah district]], Uttar Pradesh, India.<ref name="profile">{{cite web |title=Detailed Profile: Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav |publisher=Government of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/mulayam-singh-yadav |access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref>

Yadav had three degrees—B.A., B.T. and M.A. in political science from [[Karm Kshetra Post Graduate College]] in [[Etawah]], A. K. College in [[Shikohabad]], and B. R. College, [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University|Agra University]] respectively.<ref name="profile" />

Yadav had married twice. His first wife, Malti Devi, suffered complications while giving birth to their first child, [[Akhilesh Yadav]]. She was in a vegetative state until May 2003 when she died. Akhilesh went on to become the [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] from 2012 to 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-samajwadi-parivar/921192/0 |title=The Samajwadi Parivar |work=Indian Express |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=10 October 2013 |last=Yadav |first=Shyamlal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-05-27/lucknow/27270264_1_tributes-saifai-village-mulayam-singh |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Tributes paid to Mulayam's wife |access-date=10 October 2013}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Yadav had a relationship with Sadhana Gupta while still married to Malti Devi in the 1980s. Sadhna was married to Chandra Prakash Gupta and had a child, Prateek Gupta born on July 7, 1987 at the district hospital in Fatehgarh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/sanjeev-singh-blog/warring-yadavs-star-in-kalyugs-ramayan/|title=Warring Yadavs star in Kalyug's Ramayan|date=26 October 2016|website=Times of India Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/what-befalls-a-hubby-who-forgets-a-kaikeyisque-boon/cid/1513884|title=What befalls a hubby who forgets a Kaikeyisque boon|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> Gupta was not well known until February 2007, when the relationship was admitted in [[Supreme Court of India|India's Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/06spec.htm |title=Will this man bring down Mulayam? |last=Bhatt |first=Sheela |date=6 March 2007 |access-date=10 October 2007 |work=rediff.com}}</ref> Prateek Yadav manages the land-holdings of the Yadav family.<ref name="prateekyadav">{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mulayam-s-younger-son-prefers-bodybuilding-to-body-politic/1061986/0 |title=Mulayam's younger son prefers body-building to body politic |date=20 January 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013 |work=Indian Express}}</ref>

== Early political career ==

Groomed by leaders such as [[Ram Manohar Lohia]] and [[Raj Narain]], Yadav was first elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] in [[Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] in 1967. Yadav served eight terms there.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Ram|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AMCLQgAACAAJ|title=Mulayam Singh: A Political Biography|last2=Yadav|first2=Anshuman|date=1998|publisher=Konark Publishers|isbn=978-81-220-0530-1|pages=13–14}}</ref> In 1975, during [[Indira Gandhi]]'s imposition of the Emergency, Yadav was arrested and kept in custody for 19 months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/everybodys-brother-akhilesh-yadav|title=Akhilesh Yadav in the family business|last=Dixit|first=Neha|website=The Caravan|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> He first became a state minister in 1977. Later, in 1980, he became the president of the [[Lok Dal]] (People's Party) in Uttar Pradesh which became a part of the [[Janata Dal]] (People's Party) afterwards. In 1982, he was elected leader of the opposition in the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]] and held that post until 1985. When the Lok Dal party split, Yadav launched the [[Krantikari Morcha]] party.<ref name=a>{{cite book|title=Business Standard Political Profiles of Cabals and Kings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qT7QvviGoJsC&pg=PA47|year=2009|publisher=Business Standard Books|isbn=978-81-905735-4-2|page=47}}</ref>

==Chief Minister==
=== First term ===
Yadav first became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mulayam Singh Yadav Biography in Hindi: About Family, Political life, Age, Photos, Videos|url=https://www.patrika.com/topic/mulayam-singh-yadav/|access-date=18 November 2020|website=Patrika News|language=hi}}</ref>

After the collapse of the [[V. P. Singh]] national government in November 1990, Yadav joined [[Chandra Shekhar]]'s Janata Dal (Socialist) party and continued in office as chief minister with the support of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). His government fell when the INC withdrew their support in April 1991 in the aftermath of developments at the national level where it has earlier withdrawn its support for Chandra Shekhar's government. Mid-term elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly were held in mid-1991, in which Mulayam Singh's party lost power to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Ram|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AMCLQgAACAAJ|title=Mulayam Singh: A Political Biography|last2=Yadav|first2=Anshuman|date=1998|publisher=Konark Publishers|isbn=978-81-220-0530-1|pages=34–39}}</ref>

=== Second term ===
In 1992, Yadav founded his own Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party). In 1993, he allied with the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] for the elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly due to be held in November 1993.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JyyWqZHUWiYC|title=Mulayam Singh Yadav Aur Samajvad|publisher=Rajpal & Sons|isbn=978-81-7028-712-4|pages=56–57|language=hi}}</ref> The alliance between Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party prevented the return of BJP to power in the state. Yadav became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh with the support of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and [[Janata Dal]]. His stand on movement for demanding separate statehood for [[Uttarakhand]] was as much controversial as his stand on Ayodhya movement in 1990 was. There was a firing on Uttarakhand activists at Muzaffarnagar on 2 October 1994, something for which Uttarakhand activists held him responsible. He continued holding that post until his ally opted into another alliance in June 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mulayam Singh Yadav Biography – About family, political life, awards won, history|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/mulayam-singh-yadav.html/|access-date=18 November 2020|website=Elections in India}}</ref>

=== Third term ===
In 2002, following a fluid post-election situation in Uttar Pradesh, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and Bahujan Samaj Party joined to form a government under Dalit leader [[Mayawati]], who was considered to be Yadav's greatest political rival in the state.<ref name="foe">{{cite web|title=Mulayam may be keen to shake hands with Maya, but is she?|url=http://www.dailyo.in/politics/mulayam-singh-yadav-mayawati-samajwadi-party-bsp-up-polls-bihar-polls/story/1/7453.html|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref> The BJP pulled out of the government on 25 August 2003, and enough rebel legislators of the Bahujan Samaj Party left to allow Yadav to become the Chief Minister, with the support of independents and small parties.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|title=UP governor invites Mulayam to form government|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/aug/28up.htm|work=Rediff|access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref> He was sworn in as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the third time in September 2003.<ref name="profile" /><ref name="rediff"/>

Yadav was still a member of the Lok Sabha when he was sworn in as chief minister. In order to meet the constitutional requirement of becoming the member of state legislature within six months of being sworn in, he contested the assembly by-election from [[Gunnaur]] assembly seat in January 2004. Yadav won by a record margin, polling almost 94 per cent of the votes.<ref name="zeeen">{{cite news|title=Gunnaur voters feel Mulayam may not retain seat|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/gunnaur-voters-feel-mulayam-may-not-retain-seat_364874.html|access-date=5 July 2016|date=8 April 2007}}</ref>

With the hope of playing a major role at the centre, Yadav contested the 2004 Lok Sabha elections from Mainpuri while still Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He won the seat and his Samajwadi Party won more seats in Uttar Pradesh than all other parties. However the Congress party, which formed the coalition government at the centre after the elections, had majority in the Lok Sabha with the support of the Communist parties.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mulayam singh News and Updates from The Economic Times – Page 4|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Mulayam-singh/news/4/4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Mulayam-singh/news/5/5|archive-date=25 April 2016|access-date=18 November 2020|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> As a result, Yadav could not play any significant role at the centre, Yadav resigned from the Lok Sabha and chose to continue as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh until the 2007 elections, when he lost to the BSP.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mulayam-concedes-defeat-its-Maya-in-UP/articleshow/2031046.cms? |title=Mulayam concedes defeat, it's Maya in UP |work=The Times of India |date=11 May 2007 |access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref>

==Cabinet minister==
In 1996, Yadav was elected to the eleventh [[Lok Sabha]] from Mainpuri constituency.<ref name="profile" /> In the United Front coalition government formed that year, his party joined and he was named India's [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]]. That government fell in 1998 as India went in for fresh elections, but he returned to the Lok Sabha that yearfrom [[Sambhal]] parliamentary constituency. After the fall of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] government at the centre in April 1999, he did not support the Congress party in the formation of the government at the centre. He contested Lok Sabha elections of 1999 from two seats, Sambhal and [[Kannauj]], and won from both. He resigned from Kannauj seat for his son Akhilesh in the by-elections.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rediff On The NeT: An interview with Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/sep/30mula.htm|access-date=18 November 2020|work=Rediff}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
=== Criticism over comment on rape ===
The crime of rape became a capital offence in India following the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]] incident. Yadav has opposed this change in the law, saying that "Boys will be boys. Boys commit mistakes".<ref>{{cite news|first=Jason |last=Burke |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/31/india-gang-rape-katra-sadatgunj-fathyer-speaks |title='Go to the mango trees,' the bereaved father was told. 'The body of your daughter is there' |work=The Observer |date=31 May 2014 |access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> In response to [[2014 Badaun gang rape]] and Yadav's comments, UN Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] said "We say no to the dismissive, destructive attitude of, 'Boys will be boys'".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/717810/ally-of-indias-modi-says-rape-sometimes-right-sometimes-wrong/ |title=Ally of India's Modi says rape "sometimes right, sometimes wrong" |work=The Express Tribune |date=5 June 2014 |agency=Reuters |access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> On 19 August 2015, Yadav remarked that gang-rapes are impractical and rape-victims in those cases tend to lie.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Activists-leaders-slam-Mulayam-Singh-for-saying-gang-rape-is-impractical/articleshow/48540988.cms|title=Activists, leaders slam Mulayam Singh for saying 'gang rape is impractical'|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref> He was summoned by the Judicial Magistrate of [[Mahoba district|Mahoba]] district court in Uttar Pradesh for that remark.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/up-court-summons-mulayam-singh-over-rape-remark/article7566027.ece|title=UP court summons Mulayam Singh over rape remark|first=Mohammad |last=Ali|work=The Hindu|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>

=== Support for a sovereign independent Tibet ===
Yadav has said it is necessary for India to support a [[sovereign]] and independent [[Tibet]]. He said that a past government had made a "big mistake" on the issue and noted that he had spoken against it at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/china-ready-to-attack-india-claims-mulayam-in-lok-sabha/articleshow/59663877.cms |title=Mulayam Singh Yadav: China ready to attack India, claims Mulayam in Lok Sabha |work=The Times of India |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> He believed that Tibet was a traditional buffer between China and India<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/mulayam-singh-yadavs-surprise-revelation-china-has-buried-nuclear-bombs-in-pakistan-nehru-erred-on-tibet/770060/ |title=Mulayam Singh Yadav's surprise 'revelation': China has buried nuclear bombs in Pakistan, Nehru erred on Tibet |work=The Financial Express |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> and that India should support the [[Dalai Lama]] and Tibetan independence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/china-ready-to-attack-india-mulayam-claims-in-lok-sabha/article19307967.ece |title=China ready to attack India, Mulayam Singh Yadav claims in Lok Sabha |work=The Hindu |access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> Claiming that China had secreted nuclear weapons in Pakistan, he cautioned that "China is our enemy, not Pakistan. Pakistan can do us no damage".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/china-buried-nuclear-weapons-in-pakistan-to-attack-india-says-mulayam-singh-yadav/1/1005789.html |title=China has buried nukes in Pakistan to attack India: Former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav |work=India Today |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref>

=== Family feud ===
Since the young Akhilesh Yadav became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2012, surpassing Mulayam's brother [[Shivpal Singh Yadav]], the Yadav family was divided into two feuding groups. One of the groups, led by Akhilesh, enjoyed the support of his father's cousin and National General Secretary [[Ram Gopal Yadav]]. The rival group was led by Mulayam Singh and supported by his brother and State Chief of Party, Shivpal Yadav, and a friend, former MP [[Amar Singh (politician)|Amar Singh]]. Akhilesh had fired his uncle twice from his cabinet as it was seen by many as a direct challenge to his father, who has steadily supported Shivpal over Akhilesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/53902522.cms|title=Infighting erupts in ruling Yadav family in UP, Mulayam continues to pull the power strings|last=Rai|first=Manmohan|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> On 30 December 2016, Mulayam Yadav expelled his son Akhilesh and his cousin Ram Gopal from the party for six years on the grounds of indiscipline, only to revoke the decision 24 hours later. Akhilesh, in response, stripped his father off the party presidency and instead named him the chief patron of the party following the national convention of the party on 1 January 2017. Mulayam termed the national convention as illegal and directly expelled his cousin, Ram Gopal Yadav, who had convened the national executive convention. But the Election commission of India ruled that Ram Gopal Yadav had the right to convene that executive convention, and reversed Mulayam's order. Hence Akhilesh Yadav officially became the new national leader of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akhilesh Yadav Re-Elected As Samajwadi Party National President For Five Years|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/akhilesh-yadav-re-elected-as-samajwadi-party-national-president-for-five-years/302627%257|access-date=18 November 2020|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
''[[Main Mulayam Singh Yadav]]'', an Indian [[Hindi]]-language biographical film by [[Suvendu Raj Ghosh]] based on his life released in 2021; with Amyth Sethi playing the titular role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Makers of 'Main Mulayam Singh Yadav' Release New Poster of Biopic|url=https://www.newsvoir.com/release/makers-of-apos-main-mulayam-singh-yadav-apos-release-new-poster-of-biopic-14073.html|url-status=live|access-date=9 July 2020|website=newsvoir.com}}</ref> Subhash Tyagi portrayed Yadav in the 2019 film [[The Accidental Prime Minister (film)|''The Accidental Prime Minister'']] by [[Vijay Gutte]], about [[Manmohan Singh]] - the former prime minister of India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here is the list of every politician and official who appears in 'The Accidental Prime Minister' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/909230/here-is-the-list-of-every-politician-and-official-who-appears-in-the-accidental-prime-minister |website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*{{cite book|title=India's silent revolution: Rise of lower castes in North India|year=2003|last=Jaffrelot|first=Christophe |author-link=Christophe Jaffrelot |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. |isbn=978-1-85065-670-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-rMW03l_gx0C}}
*{{cite book |title=Business Standard Political Profiles: Of Cabals and Kings |author=Aditi Phadnis |author-link=Aditi Phadnis |publisher=Business Standard Books |year=2009 |isbn=9788190573542 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qT7QvviGoJsC}}
*{{cite book |title=News As Culture: Journalistic Practices and the Remaking of Indian Leadership Tradition |first=Ursula |last=Rao |publisher=Berghahn Books |year=2010 |isbn=9781845456696 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6KsXVHAUWNwC}}
*{{cite book |title=Theft of an Idol: Text and Context in the Representation of Collective Violence |first=Paul R. |last=Brass |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=1997 |isbn=9780691026503 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q55rb_-NnugC}}
*{{cite book |title=Contesting the Nation: Religion, Community, and the Politics of Democracy in India |editor-first=David E. |editor-last=Ludden |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |year=1996 |isbn=9780812215854 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEUdPqYQjhoC}}
*{{cite book |title=Mulayam Singh: a political biography |first1=Ram |last1=Singh |first2=Anshuman |last2=Yadav |publisher=Konark Publishers |year=1998 |isbn=9788122005301}}

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