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	'''Anirudh Prasad''', known as '''Sadhu Yadav''', is an Indian politician and a brother-in-law of [[Laloo Yadav\|Lalu Yadav]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=फिर बढ़ी लालू यादव की टेंशन, साले साधु यादव BSP की टिकट पर लड़ेंगे चुनाव\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-lalu-yadav-brother-in-law-sadhu-yadav-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-bsp-ticket-in-bihar-2486133.html\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=Hindustan\|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-05-17\|title='Sadhu' by Name, 'Villain' in RJD: Season 2 of Lalu's 'Sasural' Drama Has More Ploys & Trouble for Him\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sadhu-by-name-villain-in-politics-season-2-of-lalus-sasural-drama-has-more-ploys-trouble-for-him-in-maharajganj-2136323.html\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> He is the founder of [[Garib Janta Dal (Secular)]]<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|~~last1=PatnaJune 18\|first1~~=Giridhar Jha\|~~last2~~=June 18~~\|first2=2015UPDATED\|last3=Ist\|first3=~~2015 ~~12:53~~\|title=Sadhu Yadav floats party for clean governance\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/bihar-elections-sadhu-yadav-new-party-garib-janata-dal-258155-2015-06-18\|access-date=2021-09-21\|~~website~~=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Anirudh Prasad''', known as '''Sadhu Yadav''', is an Indian politician and a brother-in-law of [[Laloo Yadav\|Lalu Yadav]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=फिर बढ़ी लालू यादव की टेंशन, साले साधु यादव BSP की टिकट पर लड़ेंगे चुनाव\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-lalu-yadav-brother-in-law-sadhu-yadav-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-bsp-ticket-in-bihar-2486133.html\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=Hindustan\|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-05-17\|title='Sadhu' by Name, 'Villain' in RJD: Season 2 of Lalu's 'Sasural' Drama Has More Ploys & Trouble for Him\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sadhu-by-name-villain-in-politics-season-2-of-lalus-sasural-drama-has-more-ploys-trouble-for-him-in-maharajganj-2136323.html\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> He is the founder of [[Garib Janta Dal (Secular)]]<ref>{{Cite magazine\|author=Giridhar Jha \|date=June 18, 2015 \|title=Sadhu Yadav floats party for clean governance\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/bihar-elections-sadhu-yadav-new-party-garib-janata-dal-258155-2015-06-18\|access-date=2021-09-21\|magazine=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
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	On 25 March 2014, he announced his candidature for [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Saran]] contesting against his sister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar [[Rabri Devi]]. He stood as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sadhu Yadav to contest against sister Rabri Devi in Lok Sabha Polls\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/sadhu-yadav-to-contest-against-sister-rabri-devi-in-lok-sabha-polls/\|work=IANS\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> However, he lost the seat to BJP candidate [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]. He finished a distant third from Barauli seat in 2015 assembly polls by [[Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=लालू को साले ने दिया झटका, ज्वॉइन करेंगे पप्पू यादव की पार्टी\|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/subhash-yadav-brother-in-law-of-lalu-prasad-will-join-pappu-yadavs-janadhikar-morcha-party-314209-2015-09-28\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=आज तक\|language=hi}}</ref> He contested the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a BSP candidate from Maharajganj, but lost to [[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]].		On 25 March 2014, he announced his candidature for [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Saran]] contesting against his sister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar [[Rabri Devi]]. He stood as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sadhu Yadav to contest against sister Rabri Devi in Lok Sabha Polls\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/sadhu-yadav-to-contest-against-sister-rabri-devi-in-lok-sabha-polls/\|work=IANS\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> However, he lost the seat to BJP candidate [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]. He finished a distant third from Barauli seat in 2015 assembly polls by [[Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=लालू को साले ने दिया झटका, ज्वॉइन करेंगे पप्पू यादव की पार्टी\|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/subhash-yadav-brother-in-law-of-lalu-prasad-will-join-pappu-yadavs-janadhikar-morcha-party-314209-2015-09-28\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=आज तक\|language=hi}}</ref> He contested the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a BSP candidate from Maharajganj, but lost to [[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]].

	Sadhu Yadav has been accused of multiple crimes<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Service\|first=Indo-Asian News\|date=2016-02-11\|title=Lalu Prasad Yadav's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav accused of extortion\|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/lalu-prasad-yadavs-brother-in-law-sadhu-yadav-accused-of-extortion-938848/\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com\|language=en}}</ref> including Shilpi-Gautam murder case of 1999.		Sadhu Yadav has been accused of multiple crimes<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Service\|first=Indo-Asian News\|date=2016-02-11\|title=Lalu Prasad Yadav's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav accused of extortion\|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/lalu-prasad-yadavs-brother-in-law-sadhu-yadav-accused-of-extortion-938848/\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com\|language=en}}</ref> including [[Shilpi-Gautam Murder\|Shilpi-Gautam murder]] case of 1999.

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	'''Anirudh Prasad''', ~~who goes by the alias of~~ '''Sadhu Yadav''', is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and a brother-in-law of [[Laloo Yadav\|Lalu Yadav]], the ~~leader~~ of ~~the~~ [[~~Rashtriya Janata~~ Dal]] (~~RJD~~) ~~of the state of [[Bihar~~]].		'''Anirudh Prasad''', known as '''Sadhu Yadav''', is an Indian politician and a brother-in-law of [[Laloo Yadav\|Lalu Yadav]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=फिर बढ़ी लालू यादव की टेंशन, साले साधु यादव BSP की टिकट पर लड़ेंगे चुनाव\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-lalu-yadav-brother-in-law-sadhu-yadav-to-contest-lok-sabha-election-on-bsp-ticket-in-bihar-2486133.html\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=Hindustan\|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-05-17\|title='Sadhu' by Name, 'Villain' in RJD: Season 2 of Lalu's 'Sasural' Drama Has More Ploys & Trouble for Him\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sadhu-by-name-villain-in-politics-season-2-of-lalus-sasural-drama-has-more-ploys-trouble-for-him-in-maharajganj-2136323.html\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> He is the founder of [[Garib Janta Dal (Secular)]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last1=PatnaJune 18\|first1=Giridhar Jha\|last2=June 18\|first2=2015UPDATED\|last3=Ist\|first3=2015 12:53\|title=Sadhu Yadav floats party for clean governance\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/bihar-elections-sadhu-yadav-new-party-garib-janata-dal-258155-2015-06-18\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

	~~As a member of the RJD, Yadav was a member of the [[Bihar Legislative Council]] in 2001<ref name~~=~~toi20111112 /> and was also a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite news \|date~~=~~8 October 2010 \|title~~=~~Cong gives nomination to Lalu's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav \|publisher~~=India Today \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cong-gives-nomination-to-lalus-brotherinlaw-sadhu-yadav/1/115519.html \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> prior to being [[2004 Indian general election\|elected in 2004]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Gopalganj constituency]].<ref name=ie20090317 /><ref name=toi20111112>{{cite news \|title=Sadhu Yadav granted bail in assault case \|agency=TNN \|date=12 November 2011 \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-12/patna/30391012_1_sadhu-yadav-anirudh-prasad-assault-case\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103155457/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-12/patna/30391012_1_sadhu-yadav-anirudh-prasad-assault-case\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=India votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha elections 2001-2005 \|first=Mahendra Singh \|last=Rana \|publisher=Sarup & Sons \|location=New Delhi \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-81-7625-647-6 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yInZdHn-pKoC \|pages=174, 192 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> He left the RJD after a dispute with the party leader, his brother-in-law,<ref name=ie20100310 /> Laloo Yadav, that related to allocation of constituencies between that party and the [[Lok Janshakti Party]] (LJP). The Gopalganj constituency had become a [[Reserved seats#India\|reserved seat]] and an LJP candidate, who had not previously been successful in elections, was preferred to Yadav elsewhere.<ref name=ie20090317>{{cite news \|title=Lalu has knelt down before Paswan: Sadhu Yadav \|date=17 March 2009 \|publisher=Indian Express \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Lalu-has-knelt-down-before-Paswan-Sadhu-Yadav/435627/ \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref><ref name=ndtv20100310 /> Two days after leaving the RJD, in March 2009, Yadav joined the INC<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sadhu Yadav joins Congress \|agency=Press Trust Of India \|date=19 March 2009 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Sadhu-Yadav-joins-Congress/Article1-391157.aspx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404011731/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Sadhu-Yadav-joins-Congress/Article1-391157.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 April 2013 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> and was unsuccessful in gaining re-election to the [[Lok Sabha]] - the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India]] - when he contested the [[Champaran]] Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name=ndtv20100310>{{cite news \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/congress-suspends-sadhu-yadav-17488 \|title=Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav \|agency=Press Trust of India \|date=10 March 2010 \|publisher=NDTV \|accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref>		== Political career ==

	In March 2010 he was briefly suspended from ~~the Bihar section of~~ the [[Indian National Congress]] ~~(INC)~~ for allegedly challenging the party's policy strategy. He denied voicing any such challenge and his explanation was accepted.<ref name=ie20100310>{{cite news \|title=Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=10 March 2010 \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/congress-suspends-sadhu-yadav/589205/ \|accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Cong withdraws Sadhu Yadav's suspension \|agency=Press Trust Of India \|date=11 March 2010 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Cong-withdraws-Sadhu-Yadav-s-suspension/Article1-517766.aspx \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905075415/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Cong-withdraws-Sadhu-Yadav-s-suspension/Article1-517766.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=5 September 2012 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> Returning to the Gopalganj constituency, Yadav then fought and lost as a candidate for the INC in the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news \|date=28 November 2010 \|title=Lalu has scripted his own fall, say former aides \|agency=PTI \|work=The Hindu \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/article919584.ece \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> That election saw confusion regarding the ages of several candidates, including Yadav. The candidates claimed that errors had resulted in the printing process for pre-election affidavits, and in Yadav's case this meant that he was recorded as aged 47 in 2009 when he had been shown as 44 at the time of the 2004 general elections. When asked for clarification by the [[BBC]] in 2009, he claimed to be aged 40.<ref>{{cite news \|date=29 October 2010 \|title=Indian poll candidates' time warp \|first=Amarnath \|last=Tewary \|publisher=BBC \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11641198 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>		As a member of the RJD, Yadav was a member of the [[Bihar Legislative Council]] in 2001<ref name="toi20111112" /> and was also a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite news \|date=8 October 2010 \|title=Cong gives nomination to Lalu's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav \|publisher=India Today \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cong-gives-nomination-to-lalus-brotherinlaw-sadhu-yadav/1/115519.html \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> prior to being [[2004 Indian general election\|elected in 2004]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Gopalganj constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Members : Lok Sabha\|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4153&lastls=14\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Anirudh Prasad Yadav: Lok Sabha\|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/members/ArchiveMemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4153&lastls=14\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref><ref name="ie20090317" /><ref name="toi20111112">{{cite news \|title=Sadhu Yadav granted bail in assault case \|agency=TNN \|date=12 November 2011 \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-12/patna/30391012_1_sadhu-yadav-anirudh-prasad-assault-case\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103155457/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-12/patna/30391012_1_sadhu-yadav-anirudh-prasad-assault-case\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=India votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha elections 2001-2005 \|first=Mahendra Singh \|last=Rana \|publisher=Sarup & Sons \|location=New Delhi \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-81-7625-647-6 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yInZdHn-pKoC \|pages=174, 192 \|access-date=2012-04-03}}</ref> He left the RJD after a dispute with the party leader, his brother-in-law,<ref name="ie20100310" /> Lalu Yadav, that related to allocation of constituencies between that party and the [[Lok Janshakti Party]] (LJP). The Gopalganj constituency had become a [[Reserved seats#India\|reserved seat]] and an LJP candidate, who had not previously been successful in elections, was preferred to Yadav elsewhere.<ref name="ie20090317">{{cite news \|title=Lalu has knelt down before Paswan: Sadhu Yadav \|date=17 March 2009 \|publisher=Indian Express \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Lalu-has-knelt-down-before-Paswan-Sadhu-Yadav/435627/ \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref><ref name="ndtv20100310" /> Two days after leaving the RJD, in March 2009, Yadav joined the INC<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sadhu Yadav joins Congress \|agency=Press Trust Of India \|date=19 March 2009 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Sadhu-Yadav-joins-Congress/Article1-391157.aspx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404011731/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Sadhu-Yadav-joins-Congress/Article1-391157.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 April 2013 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> and was unsuccessful in gaining re-election to the [[Lok Sabha]] - the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India]] - when he contested the [[Champaran]] Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="ndtv20100310">{{cite news \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/congress-suspends-sadhu-yadav-17488 \|title=Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav \|agency=Press Trust of India \|date=10 March 2010 \|publisher=NDTV \|accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref>

			In March 2010 he was briefly suspended from the [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2013-08-19\|title=Congress expels Lalu's kin Sadhu Yadav for praising Narendra Modi\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/congress-expels-lalus-kin-sadhu-yadav-for-praising-narendra-modi/1157176/\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=The Financial Express\|language=en-US}}</ref> for allegedly challenging the party's policy strategy. He denied voicing any such challenge and his explanation was accepted.<ref name=ie20100310>{{cite news \|title=Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=10 March 2010 \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/congress-suspends-sadhu-yadav/589205/ \|accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Cong withdraws Sadhu Yadav's suspension \|agency=Press Trust Of India \|date=11 March 2010 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Cong-withdraws-Sadhu-Yadav-s-suspension/Article1-517766.aspx \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905075415/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Cong-withdraws-Sadhu-Yadav-s-suspension/Article1-517766.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=5 September 2012 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> Returning to the Gopalganj constituency, Yadav then fought and lost as a candidate for the INC in the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2010-11-24\|title=Lalu's brothers-in-law defeated\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/lalu-s-brothers-in-law-defeated/story-wrBnUluBAGMDAfUwOzoOXO.html\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|date=28 November 2010 \|title=Lalu has scripted his own fall, say former aides \|agency=PTI \|work=The Hindu \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/article919584.ece \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> That election saw confusion regarding the ages of several candidates, including Yadav. The candidates claimed that errors had resulted in the printing process for pre-election affidavits, and in Yadav's case this meant that he was recorded as aged 47 in 2009 when he had been shown as 44 at the time of the 2004 general elections. When asked for clarification by the [[BBC]] in 2009, he claimed to be aged 40.<ref>{{cite news \|date=29 October 2010 \|title=Indian poll candidates' time warp \|first=Amarnath \|last=Tewary \|publisher=BBC \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11641198 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>

	The 2003 film ''[[Gangaajal]]'', which is based on true events in Bihar and features a politician character called Sadhu Yadav, caused Yadav's supporters to attack cinemas when it was released. Yadav himself attempted to prevent screening of the film, pleading to the court that it belittled him, but [[Prakash Jha]], the director, claimed that "Sadhu Yadav is just a character in the movie. The movie has nothing to do with the profession of politics nor is it a caricature of the Bihar politician."<ref>{{cite news \|publisher=Daily Variety \|date=2 September 2003 \|first=Bryan \|last=Pearson \|page=12 \|title=Pol's in pic pickle \|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108477095.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032015/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108477095.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>		The 2003 film ''[[Gangaajal]]'', which is based on true events in Bihar and features a politician character called Sadhu Yadav, caused Yadav's supporters to attack cinemas when it was released. Yadav himself attempted to prevent screening of the film, pleading to the court that it belittled him, but [[Prakash Jha]], the director, claimed that "Sadhu Yadav is just a character in the movie. The movie has nothing to do with the profession of politics nor is it a caricature of the Bihar politician."<ref>{{cite news \|publisher=Daily Variety \|date=2 September 2003 \|first=Bryan \|last=Pearson \|page=12 \|title=Pol's in pic pickle \|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108477095.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032015/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108477095.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>

	On 25 March 2014, he announced his candidature for [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Saran]] contesting against his sister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar [[Rabri Devi]]. He stood as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sadhu Yadav to contest against sister Rabri Devi in Lok Sabha Polls\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/sadhu-yadav-to-contest-against-sister-rabri-devi-in-lok-sabha-polls/\|work=IANS\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> However, he lost the seat to BJP candidate [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]. He finished a distant third from Barauli seat in 2015 assembly polls. He contested the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a BSP candidate from Maharajganj, but lost to [[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]].		On 25 March 2014, he announced his candidature for [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Saran]] contesting against his sister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar [[Rabri Devi]]. He stood as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sadhu Yadav to contest against sister Rabri Devi in Lok Sabha Polls\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/sadhu-yadav-to-contest-against-sister-rabri-devi-in-lok-sabha-polls/\|work=IANS\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> However, he lost the seat to BJP candidate [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]. He finished a distant third from Barauli seat in 2015 assembly polls by [[Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=लालू को साले ने दिया झटका, ज्वॉइन करेंगे पप्पू यादव की पार्टी\|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/subhash-yadav-brother-in-law-of-lalu-prasad-will-join-pappu-yadavs-janadhikar-morcha-party-314209-2015-09-28\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=आज तक\|language=hi}}</ref> He contested the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a BSP candidate from Maharajganj, but lost to [[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]].

	Sadhu Yadav has been accused of multiple crimes including Shilpi-Gautam murder case of 1999.		Sadhu Yadav has been accused of multiple crimes<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Service\|first=Indo-Asian News\|date=2016-02-11\|title=Lalu Prasad Yadav's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav accused of extortion\|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/lalu-prasad-yadavs-brother-in-law-sadhu-yadav-accused-of-extortion-938848/\|access-date=2021-09-21\|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com\|language=en}}</ref> including Shilpi-Gautam murder case of 1999.

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'''Anirudh Prasad''', who goes by the alias of '''Sadhu Yadav''', is an [[India]]n politician and a brother-in-law of [[Laloo Yadav|Lalu Yadav]], the leader of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD) of the state of [[Bihar]].

As a member of the RJD, Yadav was a member of the [[Bihar Legislative Council]] in 2001<ref name=toi20111112 /> and was also a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite news |date=8 October 2010 |title=Cong gives nomination to Lalu's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav |publisher=India Today |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cong-gives-nomination-to-lalus-brotherinlaw-sadhu-yadav/1/115519.html |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> prior to being [[2004 Indian general election|elected in 2004]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gopalganj constituency]].<ref name=ie20090317 /><ref name=toi20111112>{{cite news |title=Sadhu Yadav granted bail in assault case |agency=TNN |date=12 November 2011 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-12/patna/30391012_1_sadhu-yadav-anirudh-prasad-assault-case|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103155457/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-12/patna/30391012_1_sadhu-yadav-anirudh-prasad-assault-case|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=India votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha elections 2001-2005 |first=Mahendra Singh |last=Rana |publisher=Sarup & Sons |location=New Delhi |year=2006 |isbn=978-81-7625-647-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yInZdHn-pKoC |pages=174, 192 |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> He left the RJD after a dispute with the party leader, his brother-in-law,<ref name=ie20100310 /> Laloo Yadav, that related to allocation of constituencies between that party and the [[Lok Janshakti Party]] (LJP). The Gopalganj constituency had become a [[Reserved seats#India|reserved seat]] and an LJP candidate, who had not previously been successful in elections, was preferred to Yadav elsewhere.<ref name=ie20090317>{{cite news |title=Lalu has knelt down before Paswan: Sadhu Yadav |date=17 March 2009 |publisher=Indian Express |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Lalu-has-knelt-down-before-Paswan-Sadhu-Yadav/435627/ |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref><ref name=ndtv20100310 /> Two days after leaving the RJD, in March 2009, Yadav joined the INC<ref>{{cite news |title=Sadhu Yadav joins Congress |agency=Press Trust Of India |date=19 March 2009 |publisher=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Sadhu-Yadav-joins-Congress/Article1-391157.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404011731/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Sadhu-Yadav-joins-Congress/Article1-391157.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 April 2013 |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> and was unsuccessful in gaining re-election to the [[Lok Sabha]] - the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India]] - when he contested the [[Champaran]] Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name=ndtv20100310>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/congress-suspends-sadhu-yadav-17488 |title=Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav |agency=Press Trust of India |date=10 March 2010 |publisher=NDTV |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref>

In March 2010 he was briefly suspended from the Bihar section of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) for allegedly challenging the party's policy strategy. He denied voicing any such challenge and his explanation was accepted.<ref name=ie20100310>{{cite news |title=Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav |publisher=Indian Express |date=10 March 2010 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/congress-suspends-sadhu-yadav/589205/ |accessdate=2012-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cong withdraws Sadhu Yadav's suspension |agency=Press Trust Of India |date=11 March 2010 |publisher=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Cong-withdraws-Sadhu-Yadav-s-suspension/Article1-517766.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905075415/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Cong-withdraws-Sadhu-Yadav-s-suspension/Article1-517766.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2012 |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> Returning to the Gopalganj constituency, Yadav then fought and lost as a candidate for the INC in the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news |date=28 November 2010 |title=Lalu has scripted his own fall, say former aides |agency=PTI |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/article919584.ece |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref> That election saw confusion regarding the ages of several candidates, including Yadav. The candidates claimed that errors had resulted in the printing process for pre-election affidavits, and in Yadav's case this meant that he was recorded as aged 47 in 2009 when he had been shown as 44 at the time of the 2004 general elections. When asked for clarification by the [[BBC]] in 2009, he claimed to be aged 40.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 October 2010 |title=Indian poll candidates' time warp |first=Amarnath |last=Tewary |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11641198 |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>

The 2003 film ''[[Gangaajal]]'', which is based on true events in Bihar and features a politician character called Sadhu Yadav, caused Yadav's supporters to attack cinemas when it was released. Yadav himself attempted to prevent screening of the film, pleading to the court that it belittled him, but [[Prakash Jha]], the director, claimed that "Sadhu Yadav is just a character in the movie. The movie has nothing to do with the profession of politics nor is it a caricature of the Bihar politician."<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Daily Variety |date=2 September 2003 |first=Bryan |last=Pearson |page=12 |title=Pol's in pic pickle |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108477095.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032015/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108477095.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>

On 25 March 2014, he announced his candidature for [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saran]] contesting against his sister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar [[Rabri Devi]]. He stood as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sadhu Yadav to contest against sister Rabri Devi in Lok Sabha Polls|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/sadhu-yadav-to-contest-against-sister-rabri-devi-in-lok-sabha-polls/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> However, he lost the seat to BJP candidate [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]. He finished a distant third from Barauli seat in 2015 assembly polls. He contested the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a BSP candidate from Maharajganj, but lost to [[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]].

Sadhu Yadav has been accused of multiple crimes including Shilpi-Gautam murder case of 1999.

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