The Janata Dal (United) on Monday appointed its seasoned leader K C Tyagi as its chief spokesperson and ‘special advisor’, months after the omission of his name from the party’s list of new office-bearers had raised eyebrows. In a statement, the JD(U) acknowledged Tyagi’s experience in socialist politics and noted his association with former prime minister Charan Singh besides Bihar Chief Minister and its pre-eminent leader Nitish Kumar. The party needs his organisational experience, it said. Tyagi, a former MP, was the general secretary of the JD(U) and the main spokesperson before his name was omitted from the list of office-bearers announced in March. The party had then claimed that he was relieved of organisational responsibilities upon his “repeated requests”.