Rohit Shekhar, son of late UP CM N D Tiwari, dies

Expressing his condolences, Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat tweeted “peace to the departed soul and courage and strength to the bereaved family members to bear the loss.”

स्वर्गीय नारायण दत्त तिवारी जी के सुपुत्र रोहित शेखर तिवारी जी के असामयिक निधन के समाचार से स्तब्ध हूं। ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति व परिजनों को असहनीय दुःख को सहन करने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।

— Trivendra Singh Rawat ( मोदी का परिवार) (@tsrawatbjp) April 16, 2019

After years of denial, Tiwari publicly accepted then 35-year-old Shekhar as his son in 2014. Shekhar had filed a paternity suit against Tiwari in Delhi High Court in September 2007. A DNA test ordered by the court has established Tiwari as Shekhar’s biological father.

On May 29, 2013, Tiwari had given his blood sample for a DNA test at his residence in Dehradun following a Supreme Court’s order after contesting against undergoing the test on several grounds repeatedly.

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“What is important is that the Rohit Shekhar vs N D Tiwari case has set a precedent. It has told the patriarchs that you can’t just get away with anything. All I want to do now is to put this behind me, wake up fresh in the morning, do my pranayam and practise my music,” Shekhar had said after the acceptance.

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