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Place of Birth: Valakom, Kottarakkara, Kerala, India
About R. Balakrishna Pillai
- Keezhoote Raman Pillai Balakrishnan Pillai, is an Indian politician and a former minister of the state of Kerala in India, holding portfolios such as Transport and Electricity.
- He was member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kottarakara constituency in Kollam district for decades.
- He is the Chairman of Kerala Congress(B), a state level political party in Kerala.
- Throughout his political career, Pillai remained a controversial figure in Kerala state politics. Gandeevam, a biography of Pillai written by Vrindavanam Venugopalan with a foreword by Sooranad Kunjan Pillai, was published by Viswakeralam Daily.
- Pillai's autobiography was published by DC Books in 2011.
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