He warned him that anyone who did not pay heed to well wishers always got into trouble. "This is not good for your image," he added, as Akhilesh Yadav smiled.
In the past too, the Yadav senior has been harsh on his son. On two occasions he rebuked him for his alleged non-performance.
While close aides concede that Mulayam Singh Yadav was not too happy with his son's performance, a senior leader said the former was restless due to fears that the party may do badly in the Lok Sabha polls.
