In a surprising move, veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ND Tiwari married Ujjawala Sharma, mother of his biological son Rohit Shekhar with whom he was involved in a six-year-long legal battle.
“Tiwari married me on Wednesday night at his Mall Avenue residence”, disclosed 67-year-old Sharma, while showing off the henna on her palms indicating the fact that the wedding took place in a traditional manner.
“He wanted to give social sanctity to our relationship which is very old. We have a 35-year-old son. We will complete the legal formalities after which we will invite family and friends for a grand reception,” she told reporters.
Tiwari, who resigned as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in 2009 after a video footage surfaced allegedly showing him in bed with three women, was involved in a lengthy legal battle with Sharma, a retired teacher, to accept Rohit as his biological son. Sharma had earlier this month staged a protest outside Tiwari’s residence but later, she was allowed to enter the house and had been staying with him since then.