N.D. Tiwari served as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh thrice and once as the chief minister of Uttarakhand.
New Delhi: Narayan Dutt Tiwari, a four-time Congress chief minister, died Thursday at Delhi’s Max Hospital. It was his birthday today.
The 93-year-old, who was suffering from fever and pneumonia, died at 2.50 pm. He was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital on October 26.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat condoled Tiwari’s death.
In a tweet, Rawat said, “Uttarakhand can never forget Tiwari’s contribution to the state. N.D. Tiwari had contributed in making Uttarakhand industrially and economically self-sufficient.”
उत्तराखंड श्री तिवारी जी के योगदान को कभी नहीं भुला पाएगा, नवोदित राज्य उत्तराखंड को आर्थिक और औद्योगिक विकास की रफ़्तार से अपने पैरों पर खड़ा करने में तिवारी जी ने अहम भूमिका निभाई।
— Trivendra Singh Rawat (@tsrawatbjp) October 18, 2018
Formerly with the Praja Socialist Party, Tiwari joined the Congress in 1963.
Tiwari was the only Indian politician who served as the chief minister of two states — thrice in undivided Uttar Pradesh (1976-77, 1984-85, 1988-89) and once in Uttarakhand (2002-2007).
His close connection with the Gandhi family helped him take over as the chief minister of UP from Vir Bahadur Singh. In 1984, few months after Indira Gandhi’s assassination, Tiwari again helped Congress come to power in Uttar Pradesh.
All of Tiwari’s terms as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh were very brief, not lasting more than a year.
Tiwari had also served as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh between 2007 and 2009. He quit as the Governor after a sting allegedly showing him in a compromising position with three women.
In 2008, Tiwari courted controversy when Rohit Shekhar Tiwari filed a paternity suit claiming that Tiwari is his biological father. In 2012, the Delhi High Court established that Tiwari is Rohit’s biological father.
When Shri N D Tiwari was appointed CM of Uttarakhand, having served earlier as CM of UP, someone said it was like a Chief Secretary being posted as Divisional Commissioner. He worked long hours, saying he had been appointed to place the new state state on a firm footing. Rest in peace.