Akhilesh meets Mulayam, rekindles hopes of patch-up

Newly re-elected President of the Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday met his father Mulayam Singh and sought blessings.

The move has rekindled hopes of a possible patch-up between the two.

Akhilesh Yadav drove over to his father's house to take his blessings, party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said. The father and son were together for over half an hour, he said.

Earlier Akhilesh Yadav had invited his father to SP's Agra convention where on October 5 he was re-elected party president.

However, Mulayam Singh Yadav alongwith brother Shivpal Yadav had skipped the event.

The SP has witnessed a feud between Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Singh Yadav and party workers have been hoping for a reconciliation. During the Agra convention also, speaker after speaker had referred to Mulayam Singh Yadav's absence from the venue.

PTI