Lucknow, Oct. 23 -- From front page advertisements in newspapers to hoardings dotting Vikramaditya Marg, the road on which Akhilesh Yadav's residence and SP headquarters are located, to distribution of school-bags and stationery items to children in Dalit localities, SP workers celebrated the 'unofficial' birthday of Yadav in myriad ways on Thursday.

According to official records, Yadav celebrates his birthday on July 1.

The SP MLA from Lucknow West, Arman Khan, made sure that full page advertisements in nearly all major newspapers were published wishing SP president Akhilesh Yadav. SP spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand distributed school bags and stationery items to children in Dalit localities to mark the occasion.

Meanwhile, SP leader...