As top political leaders and supporters termed the demise of veteran socialist leader Sharad Yadav the end of an era, his daughter Subhashini said that carrying forward his vision will be the real tribute to her father.

In an interaction with the news agency PTI, Subhashini said that her father Sharad Yadav gave voice to thousands who were voiceless. She also stressed that his ideas should be carried forward, specially on bringing like-minded parties together. "Its a very sad day for us. He was not just our father, he was the person who gave voice to thousands who were voiceless. He raised the issues related to the backward, and downtrodden sections... he ensured implementation of the Mandal report and that is why he was called Mandal Masiha," Subhashini said.