Lalu146;s saffron shot

Lalu Prasad Yadav is bragging these days. Not about his Railways balance sheet or his Harvard jaunts, but about a new-found admirer. Those close to the Railways Minister say that his latest I-said-so moment came when the RSS mouthpiece, Organiser, reserved kind words for his rail budget. He has now begun to throw the Organiser8217;s weight at critics. A recent victim was the BJP8217;s Hiren Pathak, who stood up to criticise Lalu in Parliament. Lalu8217;s prompt response: 8220;You belong to the RSS, yet you don8217;t agree with them.8221;