Apart from plain old politics, the 2014 elections were about politicians acknowledging long-lost wives and popping the question to secret girlfriends. After years of pretending that they didn’t exist, 89-year-old N.D. Tiwari, finally decided to do the right thing and not just accept his ‘secret’ son Rohit Shekhar, but Rohit’s mother Ujjwala Sharma too. Tiwari married his 67-year-old former girlfriend in a traditional ceremony.
Another one who has gotten a second chance at love, after his wife passed away, is Congress leader Digvijay Singh. He not just admitted to his relationship with his girlfriend Amrita Rai, but also announced that he will marry her after their intimate photographs leaked online. She may have been denied a happy ending like Amrita and Ujjawala, but at least Narendra Modi’s secret wife Jashodaben was acknowledged by her powerful husband.
We might disagree with their policies and often accuse our politicians of not being good role models, but one has to admit that when it comes to matters of the heart, these three men have proved to be good role models.
