RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav met father Lalu Prasad at a hospital in Ranchi Saturday and affirmed that he stands by his decision to end his six-month-old marriage with Aishwarya Rai as he cannot live a "stifled life".
Yadav, Prasad's elder son, Friday filed a divorce petition at a court in Patna citing incompatibility with Rai, daughter of RJD leader Chandrika Rai, whom he married on May 12. Rai's grandfather Daroga Rai was the chief minister of Bihar for a brief period in the early 70s.
On Saturday, Yadav met his father for over two hours at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi, where the RJD chief is lodged in custody in connection with fodder scam cases.
The former health minister had rushed to Patna airport on Friday after filing the divorce petition but had returned to the residence of his mother Rabri Devi after being persuaded by family members.
This morning, he left for Ranchi to meet Prasad by road.
After meeting his father, Yadav told reporters, "I stand by my decision. A person can't live a stifled life (ghut ghut kar)."
"We will discuss with our family members about it. But I remain firm on my decision."
In Bodh Gaya, Yadav said, "I had told my parents that I did not wish to marry at this moment. But nobody listened to me. Ours was a mismatch. I am a simple man with simple habits while she is a modern woman, educated in Delhi and used to life in a metropolis."