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and were ready to accept him as a lead-
er of their choice but his luck ditched
him when he lost Lok Sabha election
from his hard nurtured Nainital con-
stituency. So, Narsimha Rao who was
packing his bags to return Hyderabad
suddenly emerged on national scene in
such a vacuum created after his defeat
and untimely elimination of Rajiv Gan-
dhi in an explosion. Later on most of the
Congressmen blame Rao for allowing
destruction of Ayodhya shrine because
of his indifferent attitude to address it
seriously.
ND Tiwari never believed in politics • No petty politics ND Tiwari never believed in days of his life. Earlier she married one
of caste, creed or religion. He always politics of caste, creed or religion Vimal Sharma. Prior to remarriage they
stood above such sentiments as a true had intimate affair years back, resulted
statesman. He was totally against the the birth of her son Rohit Shekhar. They
policies of Narsimha Rao. Fed up with his positive contribution and spotless performed his last rites in his native
the humiliating treatment he met from track of record went in oblivion. state Uttarakhand though Tiwari in
him, he decided to part his ways as he NDT suffered humiliation during his active life wanted his last rites just
felt that the Congress party had devi- his long innings in the state as well as near the place where his first wife was
ated from track of its ideals and prin- national politics, but never harbored ill- cremated.
ciples under Rao’s rule. Arjun Singh will against anyone. He enjoys respect It was an irony that Congress party
in his biography highlighted the Rao’s across the political spectrum, though had not taken any care of its trusted
role during execution of demolition in humiliated within the INC, he declined old time stalwart soldier in his last days
Ayodhya, shattering secular fabric of to quit the party even when saffron who had tremendously contributed in
cultural and religious diversity of the party tried its best to woo his support in its governance and organization. Per-
country. In such a situation Tiwari with the last year assembly polls in UP and haps this isolation provoked his lately
veteran leader Arjun Singh, Sheila Dik- Uttarakhand. He was a true Congress- reconstituted family to keep distance
shit and many other senior leaders left man till his last breaths in Max Hospi- from Congress leaders and allowed
Congress party for a very brief period tal of Saket, New Delhi, where doctors Bhartiya Janata Party to hijack his leg-
and formed All India Indira Congress have announced his death due to vital acy. The family also kept distance from
(Tiwari). The party later merged with organs failure. His first wife Dr. Sushila his real natives and mingled with BJP
the Congress party when Sonia Gandhi Tiwari was a government Doctor by leaders to handle his dead body and last
took over the reins of the party from profession. She was most humble and rites.
Sita Ram Kesri. pious lady who never used official ve- The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Dinesh
NDT was exiled from active politics hicle to go to her hospital and always Sharma carried the body of Tiwari in a
and was appointed Governor of Andhra remained on duty despite her husband special craft from Delhi to Lucknow
Pradesh during Dr Manmohan Singh’s use to be chief minister of the state. She where Governor Ram Naik, Chief Min-
tenure. It was altogether different expe- died after suffering from cancer in 1993, ister, Yogi Adityanath, Speaker of the
rience for Tiwari who as Finance Min- though he took her abroad for best pos- state assembly HN Dixit paid their floral
ister appointed Dr Manmohan Singh sible treatment. He wanted to immor- tributes to departed dignitary. Congress
as Governor of Reserve Bank of India. talize her memories by establishing a leaders — Ram Krishna Dwivedi, Saty-
Despite away from national capital he world class hospital in her name with adev Tripathi, Dr Sanjay Sinh, and oth-
remained a strong choice for the next highly specialized treatment of can- ers join the occasion to pay homage to
President of India for a large section cer. He demanded the government in their departed leader. His real brother
of Congressmen. It could not happen 2017 to upgrade the Haldwani based Ramesh Tiwari, his son Manishi and his
as his image was maligned due to con- Dr Sushila Tiwari Medical College to cousins also joined there. The Congress
spiracy of a sex exposure in Raj Bhawan the status of AIIMS as the people of Ku- party virtually missed an opportunity
where he was filmed. How without a maun region have not been benefited to reach mammoth following of NDT
well-planned conspiracy he was filmed establishing AIIMS at Rishikesh. Smt. in UP and Uttarakhand because of its
in his bedroom still puzzle many politi- Ujjawala Sharma, daughter of former short sighted vision.
cal observers. This controversy virtu- minister in Janata Party government,
ally finished his political career as all Prof. Sher Singh, remarried NDT in last letters@tehelka.com

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