A peculiar political goof-up unfolded in Patna on Monday when a commemorative event held at the Rashtriya Janata Dal state office took an unexpected turn. The gathering was organized to observe the death anniversary of the legendary Mountain Man Dashrath Manjhi, with prominent leader Tejashwi Yadav in attendance. When it was his turn to address the gathering and pay respects, a slip of the tongue led him to mistakenly announce that he was present at the tribute ceremony of Jitan Ram Manjhi instead. However, as soon as party members and attendees in the audience pointed out the error, he quickly corrected his statement on the spot.
Jitan Ram Manjhi Launches a Sarcastic Social Media Attack
In the realm of politics, even a minor slip rarely goes unnoticed or unpunished by rivals. As soon as news of the gaffe reached Jitan Ram Manjhi, he swiftly took charge and turned to the social media platform X to voice his sharp reaction. He remarked that if intoxication resided solely in alcohol, bottles would dance, adding that such intoxication can make a person do anything. Taking a direct jab, he quipped that it seemed the leader had not yet sobered up from the previous night, which is why he ended up paying tributes to a living person. He further warned that if things continued this way, the young leader might end up offering condolences and tributes to his own father Lalu Yadav and mother Rabri Devi while they are still alive.
Context Surrounding Earlier Silence on Jharkhand Student Protests
This incident comes roughly two weeks after another notable media moment on August 6, when Tejashwi Yadav faced questions regarding student protests in neighboring Jharkhand. Rather than providing a detailed statement, he chose to brush off the queries by curtly stating, we will talk about this tomorrow. That episode occurred when the student agitation in Jharkhand had reached its peak, and the ruling coalition government in the state included his party as a crucial partner. Instead of addressing the crisis, he shifted his entire focus during his press conference toward Bihar's law and order situation and the Bunty Yadav murder case. The student unrest in Jharkhand eventually came to an end late at night after Hemant Soren's government accepted most of their demands.
