AAP's Yogendra Yadav was called Salim as a child
AAP's Gurgaon candidate Yogendra Yadav has a Muslim name too. His family and close friends call him 'Salim', while one of his sisters, Neelam, is known as 'Najma'. Yadav said he was named Salim by his father as a "secular response" to the murder of his grandfather Ram Singh in a communal riot in
"My grandfather was a school headmaster. He was killed trying to stop a Muslim mob from entering the school. My father was seven years old then. He also witnessed another massacre during the Partition. It was after that he decided to give his children Muslim names," Yadav said.
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However, due to societal pressure, Salim's official name was changed to Yogendra at the age of five.
Aam Aadmi Party leader leader Ramzan Chaudhary, who did not know about it earlier, said he was confused when Yadav's family members called him Salim.
"About seven years ago, I came to know that Yogendra was called Salim within the family," said Chaudhary, member of AAP's Haryana election coordination committee.
In , he happened to stay at Yadav's Model Town house in Rewari.
"Yogendra's sister Poonam, who is a
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• Eventually joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), founded by anti-corruption activists.
• He then worked as the National Executive of the party.
• In , he contested (as an AAP candidate) in the Indian General elections from the Gurgaon constituency. He stood fourth in the elections.
• He was voted out on 4 March from AAP's PAC (Political Affairs Committee).
• He was evicted from the party for alleged "Anti-Party Activities" on 28 March.
• On 14 April , he formed a new political organization, Swaraj India; with Anand Kumar, Ajit Jha, and Prashant Bhushan.
Yogendra Yadav
Yogendra Yadav Biography
Yogendra Yadav is an Indian politician belonging to the recently formed Aam Aadmi Party. Yadav is a member of the National Executive of the party since He is also known as an academician of social sciences. He is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi since He is also a psephologist and political commentator on various television channels since In he was honoured with Global South Solidarity Award by The International Political Science Association for his outstanding contributions to politics. Yadav has published many articles and books and has also served as an editor and adviser for various publications. His works include research articles apart from books, which he co-authored with other writers.
He was born to a retired professor of economics in Delhi. Salim was his birth name. But his name was changed his name to a Hindu name Yogendra to stop bullying by Hindu students at school. He lost his grandfather in a communal riot in His wife, Madhulika Banerjee, is an associate professor at the University of Delhi. After studies, he worked as a Social science professor at various universities.
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