'Pathetic Condition'?: Tejashwi Yadav Questions Nitish Kumar's Behaviour At PM Modi's Event
Patna, Bihar: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday shared a footage showing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sitting at a function of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, raising doubt about the former’s mental health.
During the event, Nitish Kumar attended a skill convocation ceremony for ITI toppers from across the country virtually, and was seen sitting with folded hands for what seemed like a long time, nearly a minute, while another leader read out details of the programme.
The unusual behavior sparked discussions about the alleged potential mental health challenge that the chief minister might be going through. He was seen “bizarre antics”, and looked sideways for a moment, and also smiled at one point.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar virtually attended a skill convocation ceremony for ITI toppers from across the country on Saturday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented certificates to the students under the Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh 2025 initiative.
The RJD leader in an X post wondered how it felt to see the Chief Minister of a state in such a pathetic condition. He raised suspicion about the chief minister’s ability to run the government, asking, “Does the honorable Chief Minister appear mentally healthy to you while engaging in such bizarre antics?
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“Is it a conspiracy that their party, the special pawn of the BJP, has deliberately put them in this state by feeding them prasad or other food items under some pretext? Do the majority of Bihar’s people want to know this truth?,” Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X.
एक प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री को इस दयनीय स्थिति में देख आपको कैसा लग रहा है? क्या अजीब हरकते करते मा॰ मुख्यमंत्री जी आपको मानसिक रूप से स्वस्थ दिखाई दे रहे है?
क्या साजिशन इनकी ऐसी हालत बीजेपी के इशारे पर इनकी ख़ास भूंजा पार्टी ने प्रसाद या अन्य खाद्य पदार्थ खिलाने के बहाने की है?… pic.twitter.com/1JhRwi8DoR
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) October 5, 2025
While speaking to reporters later, Tejashwi Yadav pointed out that the chief minister has been behaving in a manner that shows he is not in the proper state of mind for quite some time. “He made crude remarks about my mother Rabri Devi, a former CM herself, besides women in general. Once, he was caught on camera fooling around while the national anthem was being played in the background,” The Hindu quoted the young politician.
He also reminded another instance where the chief minister was caught on camera carelessly talking with gestures while the national anthem was being played in the background, drawing social media backlash for lack of respect.
