Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav have chosen not to react to Amar Singh's public tale of woe.

Asked about Singh saying the defeat in the recent UP Assembly by-elections was due to the Samajwadi Party's over-confidence, party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that was "internal democracy" in his party and everyone had a right to speak his mind.

He also said there was no problem with lieutenant Amar Singh.

Mulayam's son Akhilesh Yadav, however, evaded questions on Amar Singh. "He is my uncle. He is family. I don't want to comment right now," he said.