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Former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister ND Tiwari dies at 92 in Delhi

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, ND Tiwari died at Saket’s Max Hospital in Delhi on Thursday. The 92-year-old politician succumbed to brain stroke. He was admitted to the hospital from September 20 after getting the attack.

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All you need to veteran leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari; the man who could have been PM

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Narayan Dutt Tiwari died at Saket’s Max Hospital in Delhi on Thursday. The 92-year-old politician succumbed to brain stroke. He was admitted to the hospital from September 20 after getting the attack.

He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times and one time as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He also served as the Minister of External Affairs under then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He had joined Congress in the year 1963 and is the only Indian politician to have served as Chief Minister of two states Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. He also served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the Chaudhary Charan Singh government during 1925-80.

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The leader also served as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh between 2007 and 2009 before resigning following a sting operation that brought an unexpected turn in the political career of Tiwari. He was forced to resign from the position of Andhra Pradesh Governor following the sex scandal allegations. However, he cited health reasons in his resignation letter.

Tiwari was also caught up in a controversy after lawyer Rohit Shekhar emerged to claim Tiwari his biological father and filed a paternity suit in the matter. Shekhar claimed that he was born out of an illegitimate relationship between the Congress veteran and his mother Ujjwala. However, the politician stood by his words calling it a fake claim. Nevertheless, a DNA test that was conducted on the court’s ordered confirmed Rohit was his biological son.

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