After a tape of an alleged conversation between RJD chief Lalu Yadav and jailed don-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin aired by a news channel, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad described it as the worst form of “criminal-political nexus” in the country. He stated, a convicted notorious criminal like Shahabuddin is running the administration and Lalu Yadav is assisting him in that.