Patna, June 29: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, who was not seen for a month at a time when Bihar witnessed the deadly outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), is back. On Saturday, the former deputy chief minister showed up on Twitter to explain his absence. Putting an end to missing speculations, the leader said he was undergoing treatment for the last few weeks for a knee injury. ‘At Your Home’, Snaps Rabri Devi When Journalists Question Her Tejashwi Yadav’s Whereabouts in Bihar Assembly.

"Friends! For last few weeks I was busy undergoing treatment for my long delayed ligament and ACL injury. However, I'm amused to see political opponents as well as a section of media cooking up spicy stories," Tejashwi Yadav tweeted on June 29 morning. Tejashwi Yadav 'Missing' Posters Seen in Bihar, Reward of Rs 5,100 Announced For Person Who Finds Him.

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The 29-year-old leader was criticised for not being present in the monsoon session of Bihar Assembly. In a tweet, he said that though he has been away, he has been following the updates on AES. "Constantly following up the untimely loss of hundreds of poor kids due to AES. In this tragic moment asked party workers, leaders to visit affected families without getting into Photo-OP and MPs to raise it in Parliament & that's why PM responded. My Dear Bihar!I am very much here," he tweeted.

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Explaining RJD's position, Yadav said, "Since its birth the RJD has been at the centre of poor peoples' struggle and that position is not lost only because of an electoral defeat. I wish to assure people of Bihar as well as our spirited cadre, we are going to fight with renewed commitment on everyday life issues of poor."

Yesterday, when asked about Tejashwi's whereabouts, his mother and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi snapped at journalists and said, "Aapke Ghar Mai (At your home)." Posters were also put up in Muzaffarpur announcing cash rewards for finding Tejashwi.

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