Mulayam Singh Yadav was expected to react with anger to Lalu Prasad Yadav's recent visit to Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, where he blamed the BJP and the ruling Samajwadi Party for the riots that lacerated the region in September. Unexpectedly though, Mr Singh, who heads the Samajwadi Party, mimicked Lalu Prasad today as he lashed out at the Bihar leader, calling him a "Congress stooge."
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