Never Expelled From BSP: Mayawati Sets Record Straight On Nephew Akash Anand

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati issued a long clarification today about the status of her nephew and presumed political heir Aakash Anand, after media reports that she termed "exaggeration". Akash Anand, she insisted, had never been expelled from the party owing to his earlier performance. Mayawati had reappointed Akash Anand as the party's national convenor yesterday, reversing her month-old decision to remove him from the organisation. The move yet another twist in the leadership issue of the party that once ruled Uttar Pradesh and broke fresh grounds with its championship of Dalits in one of the most caste sensitive states of the country. Most of the issues that made headlines involved Mayawati's brother Anand Kumar and his two sons -- Akash and Ishan Anand. Read: Month After Ouster, Mayawati Reappoints Nephew Akash Anand To Key Party Post"As it is known that Mr.