Rohit Shekhar Tiwari (N. D. Tiwari’s Son)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rohit Shekhar Tiwari

• Did Rohit Shekhar Tiwari smoke?: Not Known

• Did Rohit Shekhar Tiwari drink alcohol?: Yes

• Rohit was born as an illegitimate child of an affair between his mother and the Congress leader N. D. Tiwari.

  

• His mother was in a relationship with Tiwari since the late 1960s. At that time, her marriage was going through a rough patch, whereas, Tiwari was already married to his wife Late Sushila Tiwari (died in 1991).

• In 1995, he along with his mother tried to reach Tiwari but his security guards prevented them from meeting Tiwari.

• His last effort to reach his father in 2005 had gone in vain, after which he decided to file a paternity suit to claim that Tiwari was his biological father in 2007. Just after filing a case, he suffered a “heart attack” and a “cerebral stroke,” which made him partially paralyzed for a year.

• In 2008, Rohit filed a paternity suit where he claimed N. D. Tiwari as his biological father.

• On 24 April 2014, the Delhi High Court announced him as Tiwari’s biological son on the basis of his and Tiwari’s DNA test.

• On 14 May 2014, his mother got married to N. D. Tiwari in a ceremony that took place in Lucknow.

  

• Apart from his mother, he has also been raised by his nanny, Jozie.

• He was an avid music lover and has received training in the Indian Classical Music from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi.

• Though his father was a Congressman, Rohit had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).