ND Tiwari wants Mulayam as next Prime Minister of India
Lucknow: Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh on Saturday met the veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari.
Terming the visit by the SP leaders as a “non-political” one, 87-year-old Tiwari said they were like his family members as he has very old ties with them.
“Everything should not be associated with politics…this meeting is not a political one. Akhilesh is like my nephew and I hope he will do good work and there would be development and change in Uttar Pradesh under his leadership,” the former Uttarakhand Chief Minister told reporters.
The overtures of Samajwadi Party to Congress veteran ND Tiwari, who holds a clout among electorate in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, ahead of 2014 general elections has given rise to speculation of growing proximity between the former Chief Minister with the party.
Ever since Mulayam extended an invitation to Tiwari to stay in Lucknow earlier this month, political circles in Uttarakhand have been rife with speculation about the growing proximity between the Congress veteran and the Samajwadi Party.
