Mayawati accepts nephew Akash Anand’s apology, agrees to ‘give him another chance’

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday agreed to give her nephew Akash Anand “another chance”, over a month after he was expelled.

The former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh announced her decision hours after Anand tendered an apology for his social media posts due to which he was expelled.

“The decision to give another chance to Shri Akash Anand was taken in view of his publicly admitting his mistakes in his four posts today on X and giving full respect to the seniors and not giving in to his father-in-law's words and dedicating his life to the BSP party and movement,” Mayawati stated.

1. श्री आकाश आनन्द द्वारा एक्स पर आज अपने चार पोस्ट में सार्वजनिक तौर पर अपनी गलतियों को मानने व सीनियर लोगों को पूरा आदर-सम्मान देने के साथ ही अपने ससुर की बातों में आगे नहीं आकर बीएसपी पार्टी व मूवमेन्ट के लिए जीवन समर्पित करने के मद्देनजर इन्हें एक और मौका दिए जाने का निर्णय।

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) April 13, 2025

However, Mayawati clarified that she has not reinstated Anand as her successor, stating that she is still in good health.

“Well, I am healthy now and as long as I am healthy, like [party founder] Shri Kanshi Ram ji, I will continue to work for the party and the...

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