Addressing the election rally later, Lalu Prasad said he had the blessings of the goddess Durga so no one could harm him.
Bihar politician Lalu Prasad Yadav was slightly hurt today as a ceiling fan fell onto the stage where he was sitting, narrowly missing him.
At a rally in Motihari, Mr Prasad was seen sipping tea, looking warily at the fan, which was rotating dangerously. "Bijli kaat do (cut the electricity)," said the former chief minister, pointing at it.
Within moments, his fears came true and the fan fell, luckily only knocking off his tea cup.
The politician suffered minor injuries in his hand but stayed put.
Addressing the rally later, Mr Prasad said he had the blessings of the goddess Durga so no one could harm him. He displayed the locket of the goddess that he was wearing, to a cheering crowd.
But he was not entirely amused by the incident. Blaming the police for being "irresponsible", Mr Prasad demanded a written guarantee that the stage would not collapse. "If it falls despite that then they should go to jail," he thundered.
Two days ago, at a rally in Arwal, a portion of the stage on which Mr Prasad was sitting on caved in under the weight of all the leaders standing on it.