Bengal’s Sports minister Manoj Tiwary has been in ominous form with the bat during the ongoing Ranji Trophy. After getting to his 29th first-class century in the Ranji semi-final against Madhya Pradesh, the 36-year-old minister won hearts with his celebration.

He took a note out of his pocket and showed it for the cameras. It was a message for his family.

He thanked his wife Susmita for all the support. The letter read: “I love you, Susmita.”

The gesture from Manoj Tiwary is being loved by his fans on social media. Here is the picture of his note.

Both Manoj and Sushmita have a lot of following on social space, especially on Instagram. The couple are often sharing pictures of their travel.

Tiwary joined Mamata Banerjee's All India Trinamool Congress party in February 2021.

He was selected as a candidate for the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency), winning the seat and is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal.

Tiwary plays as an aggressive right-handed batsman. He made his international debut against Australia in the 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series in which he scored only 2 runs in his only innings. He was later included in the India team for the West Indies tour of 2011, as a replacement for Yuvraj Singh, who opted out of the series due to a lung infection. Manoj Tiwary played the 4th and 5th ODI in the series. He later got picked for England's tour of India in October.

Tiwary also was picked for the Commonwealth Bank tri-series against Australia and Sri Lanka, but he didn't play any matches. Manoj Tiwary was again selected in the Indian team for the Asia Cup 2012 where again he didn't play any matches. Tiwary was also selected for the lone T20 against South Africa which was played celebrating 150 years of settlement of Indians in South Africa.

Tiwary was signed by Delhi Daredevils in the initial seasons of the Indian Premier League. He was traded to the Kolkata Knight Riders in exchange for Moises Henriques before the 2010 IPL season. In the auction for 4th edition of the Indian Premier League, he was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders. He scored the winning runs for Kolkata in the final of 2012 competition.

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