<p>Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and governor of Andhra Pradesh, N D Tiwari, who was dragged to court by a young man who claimed to be his biological son, today finally accepted him as his son, putting an end to a prolonged legal battle on the issue.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I accept him (Rohit) as my son. It was already proved two years ago when my DNA matched with his. I am proud of my association with this great family. Whatever it has been, I want to put the matter at rest and publicly accept him as my biological son," said Tiwari.<br /><br />Dr Ujjwala Sharma said that she along with her son Rohit Shekhar met N D Tiwari at Uttarakhand Sadan yesterday. During the meeting, Tiwari acknowledged Rohit as his son, she said.<br /><br />"I had come to know from his associates that he had come to Delhi for a routine check up at AIIMS. I went to meet him," said Sharma.<br /><br />"He said he was tired of fighting and even I could feel the stress and the emotional upheaval he was going through. I told him that even Rohit was suffering. It was then that he expressed his desire to meet Rohit," Sharma said.<br /><br />At around 11.30 PM, Rohit met Tiwari. Tiwari hugged him and spoke to him a long time, for the first time in years. The meeting went on till 2.30 AM.<br /><br />"I am happy that ND Tiwari has finally accepted the fact that I am his son. We would have anyway won the case on April 21," said Rohit.<br /><br />Doctors from AIIMS confirmed that the 89-year old had gone there on Saturday for a routine check up.<br /><br />"Tiwari is a follow up patient of AIIMS and was admitted here for a short time for monitoring of his general condition. He is a cardiac patient. He underwent routine investigation and several blood tests," said a senior doctor.<br /><br />Tiwari visited AIIMS radiodiagnosis department today also for some tests which could not be completed on Saturday.<br /><br />Rohit Shekhar had approached court against Tiwari in 2008, claiming he was born out of an affair between the Congress leader and his mother.<br /><br />In 2012, Mr Tiwari was forced to give samples of his DNA for a paternity test which established Tiwari as Shekhar's biological father.</p>
<p>Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and governor of Andhra Pradesh, N D Tiwari, who was dragged to court by a young man who claimed to be his biological son, today finally accepted him as his son, putting an end to a prolonged legal battle on the issue.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I accept him (Rohit) as my son. It was already proved two years ago when my DNA matched with his. I am proud of my association with this great family. Whatever it has been, I want to put the matter at rest and publicly accept him as my biological son," said Tiwari.<br /><br />Dr Ujjwala Sharma said that she along with her son Rohit Shekhar met N D Tiwari at Uttarakhand Sadan yesterday. During the meeting, Tiwari acknowledged Rohit as his son, she said.<br /><br />"I had come to know from his associates that he had come to Delhi for a routine check up at AIIMS. I went to meet him," said Sharma.<br /><br />"He said he was tired of fighting and even I could feel the stress and the emotional upheaval he was going through. I told him that even Rohit was suffering. It was then that he expressed his desire to meet Rohit," Sharma said.<br /><br />At around 11.30 PM, Rohit met Tiwari. Tiwari hugged him and spoke to him a long time, for the first time in years. The meeting went on till 2.30 AM.<br /><br />"I am happy that ND Tiwari has finally accepted the fact that I am his son. We would have anyway won the case on April 21," said Rohit.<br /><br />Doctors from AIIMS confirmed that the 89-year old had gone there on Saturday for a routine check up.<br /><br />"Tiwari is a follow up patient of AIIMS and was admitted here for a short time for monitoring of his general condition. He is a cardiac patient. He underwent routine investigation and several blood tests," said a senior doctor.<br /><br />Tiwari visited AIIMS radiodiagnosis department today also for some tests which could not be completed on Saturday.<br /><br />Rohit Shekhar had approached court against Tiwari in 2008, claiming he was born out of an affair between the Congress leader and his mother.<br /><br />In 2012, Mr Tiwari was forced to give samples of his DNA for a paternity test which established Tiwari as Shekhar's biological father.</p>