Amid a war of words with Lalu Prasad Yadav’s children after he criticised RJD supremo’s younger son Tejashwi Yadav for marrying a woman from a different religion, uncle Sadhu Yadav on Saturday said warned Lalu and his wife Rabri Devi of “serious repercussions” if they did not “control” their children.

“These people have been mentally torturing me for 10-12 years. You (Tejashwi) are free to marry whoever you want, I’ve no objection… There’ll be serious repercussions if Lalu Ji or Behan Ji don’t control their children,” Sadhu Yadav said.

After Tejashwi married Rachel, his longtime friend from Haryana, in a low-key affair in Delhi, Sadhu Yadav criticised him for marrying a woman from a different religion. He also said that Tejashwi, the leader of Opposition in Bihar, should give up on his ambition of becoming the chief minister of the state.

Meanwhile, members of Chhatra Janshakti Parishad burned Sadhu Yadav’s effigy in protest. Tej Pratap in a tweet demanded an apology from his uncle for his disparaging comments.

Soon after, Rohini Acharya, Tejashwi’s Singapore-based sister, attacked Sadhu Yadav, calling him “Kansa mama”. “Kansa is present in society even today. They proved it. If you want to maintain a relationship, then be Krishna.. don’t be unjust like evil Kansa,” Rohini Acharya said in a tweet.

Taking to Twitter, Tej Pratap expressed his displeasure at his uncle’s remarks and said that he will reply to the statement once he returned to Bihar. He also said that Sadhu Yadav should speak within his limits.

Tejashwi’s wedding with Rachel Godinho was a close family affair with only former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav seen among the guests. Among RJD leaders, only MP Prem Gupta was at the wedding. Rachel is now called Rajeshwari Yadav.