File photo of Mulayam Singh Yadav. Leaders, including U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath, paid tributes to him on his birth anniversary.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other leaders paid tributes to Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch and former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on his birth anniversary on Saturday (November 22, 2025).
“Humble tributes to former Defence Minister, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, ‘Padma Vibhushan’ Mulayam Singh Yadav on his birth anniversary!” Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak also paid homage to the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.
“Many salutations to the founder of Samajwadi Party and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav ji, on his birth anniversary!” deputy Chief Minister Maurya said on X.
Mulayam Singh Yadav also served as the country’s Defence Minister and he first became a Minister in the Janata Party Government in 1977.
Inspired by socialist thinker and leader Ram Manohar Lohia, Mulayam Singh was known for his deep grassroots connections and mobilization of backward classes.
He was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2023 by President Droupadi Murmu.
He passed away on October 10, 2022, at the age of 82.
Published – November 22, 2025 10:54 am IST
