Etawah:
As a young man, Mulayam Singh Yadav would wrestle in the local akhada in Etawah. Today, the 75-year-old Samajwadi Party chief inaugurated his son Prateek Yadav's gym in Lucknow. Spread over 7000 sq feet, the gym is equipped with world-class technology and foreign trained coaches.
Mr Yadav did not take questions, presumably to allow his 28-year-old son the spotlight. "When I studied at Leeds in the UK, I used all this equipment, so I decided to come back and open a gym with," said Prateek.
His older step-brother, Akhilesh, is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Not his cup of tea, said Prateek. "I have never been interested in politics and prefer to do business."
The socialist Samajwadi Party may have some processing to do - the gym membership costs Rs 36,000 a year.