Veteran politician ND Tiwari dies at 93
Former Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh chief minister was also union minister
Former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari died yesterday — on his 93rd birthday — in the capital, at a private hospital following prolonged illness, doctors said.
Suffering from renal and age-related problems, the former Union Minister passed away at 3pm at Max Hospital in Saket. He is survived by his wife Ujjwala and son Rohit Shekhar. Tiwari is the only politician to have served as chief minister of two states. He was in hospital since September last year, and in and out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since July this year.
Born on October 18, 1925 in Nainital, he was a three-time chief minister of the undivided Uttar Pradesh — 1976-77, 1984-85, and from 1988-89. He also served as chief minister of Uttarakhand from 2002-2007.
He served as union minister in the Chaudhary Charan Singh government and later in then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s cabinet, holding key portfolios including finance and external affairs.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled Tiwari’s death.