Divorce Is On, Tej Pratap Yadav Tells Family Court In Patna

Tej Pratap Yadav has claimed that he and his wife Aishwarya are incompatible

Day-long buzz that Tej Pratap Yadav has scrapped his plan to divorce his wife of six months proved baseless on Thursday as Bihar leader Lalu Yadav's eldest son told a family court in Patna that he stands by his decision to end the marriage.

Tej Pratap yadav's wife Aishwarya Rai has been asked to be in court on January 8.

The 29-year-old former Bihar minister, who also dabbles in films, claims he and his wife are incompatible. "I'm North Pole and she's South Pole... I'm a simple man with simple habits, while she is a modern woman, educated in Delhi and used to life in a metro," he had told reporters earlier this month.

Ms Rai -- the daughter of Lalu Yadav's party lawmaker Chandrika Rai and granddaughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Daroga Rai - has studied history in Delhi University.

Tej Pratap Yadav accused his family of siding with his wife and in a retaliatory move, left home, threatening that he would not return unless his parents were ready to accept his decision

Tej Pratap Yadav told the media on November 3 that he had been forced into the wedding and felt "stifled".

His decision triggered a domestic crisis. Party leaders said it had affected the health of his father, who is in jail, and had hugely upset his mother Rabri Devi. A two-hour meeting with his father earlier this month did not help. Party leaders said though Lalu Yadav implored with him to give up the idea of divorce, his son was adamant.

Tej Pratap Yadav accused his family of siding with his wife and in a retaliatory move, left home, threatening that he would not return unless his parents were ready to accept his decision.

Distressed, Rabri Devi did not celebrate Chhath, party leaders said.

Last week, the 29-year-old leader tweeted a line by 16th century poet Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana. "Tute se fir na jute, jute ganth pari jaaye (if a relationship is broken, nothing can mend it)," his post read.