‘You are my bua maa’: Akash Anand seeks Mayawati’s forgiveness again after a third removal in two years
The BSP chief's nephew says he will never join another party and backs her decision to expel his father-in-law. His brother Ishan has since been made national coordinator.
Akash Anand, the nephew and once-designated political heir of BSP chief Mayawati, has written an open letter asking her forgiveness. It is his third attempt at a comeback in about two years.
BSP is not just a political party for me; it is my family. You are my political guru, my inspiration, and my bua maa. — Akash Anand, in his letter of 2 October
Anand, 31, said he was “not going to any other political party. Not today nor ever.” He apologised for not reposting Mayawati’s social media post about the expulsion of his father-in-law, former Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Siddharth, writing: “If my silence has hurt you, I apologise to you.” He also backed the decision to expel Siddharth: “Relationships have their place, but the mission is greater.”
Why he was removed
Siddharth was expelled from the BSP in August. Anand’s failure to publicly endorse that decision, and what Mayawati called his lack of political maturity, led to his removal in September. On 23 September, his younger brother Ishan was named the party’s national coordinator, a post Akash had held.
A pattern
- May 2024: Removed during the Lok Sabha campaign after a controversial remark about the BJP government.
- June 2024: Reinstated.
- March 2025: Removed and expelled, then reinstated after an apology.
- August 2025: Returned as national coordinator.
- September 2026: Removed again.
The BSP won no seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. With Uttar Pradesh’s assembly election due in 2027, the family turmoil is another distraction for a party trying to win back Dalit voters.
Sources: ThePrint.
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