BJP leader Jana Krishnamurthy dead
Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Jana K Krishnamurthy died at a private hospital here following a prolonged illness.
By PTI |
CHENNAI: Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Jana K Krishnamurthy died at a private hospital here following a prolonged illness.
He was 79, and is survived by wife, two sons and three daughters.
Jana, as he is popularly called by admirers, is considered one of the 'cleanest politicians' of the country. He entered public life through RSS, like many other BJP leaders.
Starting his political career as a RSS volunteer in 1940, he rose to become the first south Indian President of BJP in 2001.
He also became Union Law Minister in 2003. Born on May 24, 1928 at Madurai in a family of lawyers, he practised as an advocate in the city for over ten years, before he was attracted to the RSS. He later became its Pranth Baudhik Pramukh.
On instructions from the then RSS chief Golwalkar, he enrolled himself as a member of the Jan Sangh, the previous 'avataar' of BJP, in 1965.
During emergency, he was the secretary of the Resistance Movement in Tamil Nadu. At that time, he came into close contact with some national leaders like George Fernandes, who was staying in the state then.
He was 79, and is survived by wife, two sons and three daughters.
Jana, as he is popularly called by admirers, is considered one of the 'cleanest politicians' of the country. He entered public life through RSS, like many other BJP leaders.
Starting his political career as a RSS volunteer in 1940, he rose to become the first south Indian President of BJP in 2001.
He also became Union Law Minister in 2003. Born on May 24, 1928 at Madurai in a family of lawyers, he practised as an advocate in the city for over ten years, before he was attracted to the RSS. He later became its Pranth Baudhik Pramukh.
On instructions from the then RSS chief Golwalkar, he enrolled himself as a member of the Jan Sangh, the previous 'avataar' of BJP, in 1965.
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During emergency, he was the secretary of the Resistance Movement in Tamil Nadu. At that time, he came into close contact with some national leaders like George Fernandes, who was staying in the state then.
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