Akhilesh visited his uncle Rajpal Yadav, another relative Ajant Singh Yadav and also went to greet Ram Gopal Yadav on Diwali. He was closeted with his uncles for more than 30 minutes.
Ram Gopal was expelled from the party on October 23 after he shot off a series of letters to Mulayam, levelling charges against him and throwing his weight with Akhilesh.
State unit chief Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is the younger brother of Mulayam, came to Saifai in the evening but by then Akhilesh Yadav had flown off back to Lucknow.
While aides said the flight was scheduled, political observers said the fact that Shivpal and Akhilesh did not meet on Diwali also reflected the fact that the hostilities within the Yadav clan were far from over.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
