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All party attendance at Mulayam-Lalu Saifai party
Hundreds of hands holding mobile phones could be seen clicking pictures of Modi. Some of them even reached the media section requesting the reporters seated to capture Modi in their mobiles.
Updated: February 21, 2015 20:27 IST
1 / 13Modi had also attented the 'tilak' at Saifai. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
2 / 13Modi the 'showstopper' enters the venue in Saifai. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
3 / 13Super star Amitabh Bachchan along with Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav at Tej Pratap Singh Yadav's 'tilak' function on Saturday. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
4 / 13Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh along with Samajwadi Party leader and Mulayam Singh's brother Shivpal Singh Yadav at 'tilak' function in Saifai on Saturday. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
5 / 13Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav, UP Governer Ram Naik and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at the 'tilak' ceremony of Samajwadi Party MP Tej Pratap Singh Yadav's at Saifai village in Etawah on Saturday. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
6 / 13Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was invited for the pre-wedding ceremony, made a 15 minutes appearance, yet stole the show. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
7 / 13“The writing on the wall is clear, this man (Modi) has a craze among people. Those present in the crowd are our supporters and office bearers still everyone left their seat and started cheering when Modi arrived. We should now wake up as it is too late,” a SP legislator stated after the event. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
8 / 13SP leaders were surprised how their workers and supporters cheered and clapped while Modi waved at the crowd. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
9 / 13Samajwadi Party MP Tej Pratap Singh Yadav 'tilak' function in progress at Saifai on Saturday. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
10 / 13The female members of both Yadav families took turns to get their pictures clicked with Modi. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
11 / 13Modi arrived escorted by Mulayam and CM Akhilesh Yadav on the stage at 10:50 am. Before him Lalu Yadav, his family members and Mulayam’s family were already seated on stage while the tilak ceremony was going on. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
12 / 13Both Mulayam and Lalu escorted Modi to his seat where he sat with UP governor Ram Naik, Lalu and Mulayam. Such was the frenzy of Modi that the mike for the pandit performing the rituals of Tilak was removed and shehnai was played. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
13 / 13The crowd which was seated in the Saifai Mahotsav pandal got excited as Modi dressed in yellow half sleeves jacket reached the stage. Many jumped the barricades and took every vantage position on the pillars of the pandal to get a better view.
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