Former Bihar chief minister Laloo Prasad Yadav was the centre of attraction as he turned on his rustic charm, which apparently even the Pakistanis are familiar with!

Flanking him on right is his Rashtriya Janata Dal colleague Ramji Lal Suman, on the left Bharatiya Janata Party MP and ideologue Balbir Punj.

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