New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Twenty leading senior advocates of India on Monday issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over B. Sudarshan Reddy, INDI Alliance's Vice-Presidential candidate and former Supreme Court Judge, holding a private meeting with Lalu Prasad Yadav, who has been convicted in the fodder scam involving the embezzlement of public funds.

"It is dismaying to note that B. Sudarshan Reddy, INDI Alliance's joint candidate, recently had a private meeting with Lalu Prasad Yadav. Yadav stands infamously convicted in the fodder scam case, which involved the embezzlement of about INR 940 Crores of public funds from the State of Bihar," the senior advocates said in a joint statement.

They further said that this consultation can...