K. A. Krishnaswamy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetK. A. Krishnaswamy
Indian politician
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Place of Birth: Kaniyur, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, India
About K. A. Krishnaswamy
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- Krishnaswamy (24 March 1932 – 18 May 2010) was an Indian politician and minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
- He was the younger brother of K.A.
- Murugesan, a DK leader and K.
- A.
- Mathiazhagan, a founding leader of the DMK.
- He was the third person from the Kaniyur family to enter into politics.
- Initially he belonged to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and was a Member of the Rajya Sabha. In 1972 when M.
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- Ramachandran (MGR) started the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) he joined the party as the second member, next only to M.
- G.
- Ramachandran.
- Krishnaswamy was the first Organising Secretary of the ADMK and was the owner and editor of the Thennagam daily newspaper which subsequently became the official organ of the ADMK.
- He gave the title of Puratchi Thalaivar ( Revolutionary Leader) to MGR He was briefly a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council before being elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thousand Lights constituency in 1980.
- He was re-elected in the 1984, and 1991 elections. During 1978–87, he held portfolios such as Cooperation, Small Industries, Dairy Development and Local Administration in Ramachandran's cabinet.
- During 1991–96 he was the minister for Law in J.
- Jayalalitha's cabinet.
- He retired from active politics in 1996.Krishnaswamy died on 18 May 2010.
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