In Pics: Mulayam Singh Yadav. Various Sides Of 'Netaji' The Politician

Leading a political career of over three decades, Mulayam Singh Yadav breathed his last on October 10, 2022 after battling pro-longed illness at Gurugram's Medanta' Hospital. Image Source: Getty Images

Samajwadi Party founder-patron Mulayam Singh Yadav was born on November 21, 1939 in Uttar Pradesh's Saifai in Etawah district. Image Source: Getty Images.

He was known as the leader of the masses who was three-times Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and eight-time MLA. He was elected to Lok Sabha seven times. Image Source: AFP

Mulayam Singh Yadav was also a former Union minister who served as Defence Minister from 1996-98 in the United Front government. Image Source: AFP

United Front leaders Ramvilas Paswan (centre); Mulayam Singh Yadav (left) Prafulla Mahanta (right) coming out of a steering committee meeting of the ruling United Front government which is facing a threat from within the coalition in New Delhi on April 18, 1997. Image Source: Getty Images

Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Abdul Kalam presenting a report on fighter aircraft accidents to Defence Minister Mulayam Singh on September 24, 1997 in New Delhi, India. Image Source: AFP

This image posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning with Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav when both served their terms as Chief Ministers of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh respectively. Image Source: Twitter/@narendramodi

Patriarch of Samajwadi Party Mulayam Singh Yadav with son Akhilesh Yadav, daughter-in-law Dimple Yadav and other party leaders during Monsoon Session at the Parliament, on August 7, 2018 in New Delhi, India. Image Source: Getty Images

Apart from political relations, Mulayam Singh Yadav had family relations too with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav after the latter's youngest daughter Raj Lakshmi was married to SP founders' grandson MP Tej Pratap Singh. Image Source: Getty Images

Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lok Sabha during the Parliament Budget Session, at Central Hall of Parliament House on January 31, 2022 in New Delhi, India. Image Source: Getty Images