Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Rohini Acharya Returns to Bihar After Family Fallout
Rohini Acharya returned to Bihar to visit her parents.
She had stayed in Singapore with her husband and children.
Her return came nearly a year after a serious disagreement with her brother, Tejashwi Yadav.
Acharya said her father, Lalu Prasad, asked her to come.
She said the visit was personal, not political.
Earlier, she had said that she was insulted during a family dispute.
She also said that someone accused her of wanting money for donating a kidney to her father.
Her parents have continued to keep in touch with her, even though she and Tejashwi have not reconciled.
Rohini Acharya returned to Bihar nearly a year after a public fallout with her brother, Tejashwi Yadav.
She said she was visiting her parents at her father Lalu Prasad’s insistence and asked people not to attach political significance to the trip.
Acharya alleged that she had been insulted and accused of seeking money for donating a kidney to her father.
She had previously announced that she was quitting politics and disowning her family.
Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi and Misa Bharti received Acharya at the airport, but the family avoided speaking to the media.
- Who
- Rohini Acharya returned to Bihar and was received by Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi and Misa Bharti.
- What
- She visited her parents after a public family fallout with her brother, Tejashwi Yadav.
- When
- Thursday, October 1, nearly a year after the fallout.
- Where
- She arrived in Bihar and was taken to her parents’ home in Kautilya Nagar, Patna.
- Why
- She said she came to be with her parents at Lalu Prasad’s insistence and denied that the visit had political significance.
Acharya’s Allegations
Family’s Public Silence
Nature of the dispute
Acharya’s Allegations
Rohini Acharya alleged that she was insulted in front of Tejashwi Yadav and his aides and that a slipper was thrown at her.
Family’s Public Silence
The family avoided speaking to the media during her return, and the article does not provide a public response from Tejashwi Yadav to her allegations.
Political meaning of the visit
Acharya’s Allegations
Acharya said she came to be with her parents at her father’s insistence and asked people not to attach political significance to the visit.
Family’s Public Silence
Her return drew attention because of her earlier involvement in the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s campaign and her fallout with the party’s political successor, Tejashwi Yadav.
- Visitor
- Rohini Acharya
- Parents
- Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi
- Brother
- Tejashwi Yadav
- Residence
- Acharya lives in Singapore with her husband and children.
- Political background
- She unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Saran.
- Family dispute
- Acharya alleged that she was insulted and that a slipper was thrown at her.
- Kidney donation
- She donated a kidney to her father, Lalu Prasad.