Akhilesh son first, leader later; always blessed: Mulayam

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Lucknow: With a message that all was well in the faction-hit Samajwadi Party, former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today said he had blessed his son Akhilesh Yadav, and would continue to do so.

The father and son shared the dais in the party headquarters here after a long spell, as workers gathered to wish the SP founder on his 79th birthday.