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Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to lose weight, his office on Monday tweeted a video where the leader can be seen engaged in an intense workout. It also posted a short poem in Hindi along with the video.
In the 35 seconds long video, the RJD leader can be seen pulling a jeep with his bare hands. The RJD leader also pushed the vehicle back to the parking spot.
Watch the video here:
According to multiple reports, PM Modi had told Yadav, “Wazan Kam Karo (lose weight)" when both leaders had met during the inauguration of the Bihar Bhavan Memorial Column in the state assembly earlier this month.
Before joining politics, Yadav was a cricketer and had played in the Ranji Trophy as part of the Jharkhand team. He had also played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2008-12 as a player for the Delhi Daredevils but remained on the reserve bench.
Earlier, on 16 July, Yadav had shared a video of him playing cricket on a Sunday afternoon.
While sharing the video, he said, life or game, one should always play to win.
Yadav's professional cricket debut began with 4 Twenty20 matches primarily in the capacity of a bowler in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
After which, he was called for a test match against the Vidarbha cricket team at Dhanbad.
In the year 2010, he had made his one-day debut in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and played two matches against Odisha cricket team and the Tripura cricket team respectively wherein he won the second match.
By 2013, Yadav had retired from his cricket career.