‘His tenure as Karnataka CM was impactful’: Congress condoles S.M. Krishna’s demise

“He was as a lot immersed in tennis as in politics. When he was Exterior Affairs Minister, I recall mentioning to him in passing {that a} specific overseas service officer was the good Ramanathan Krishnan’s son-in-law. He then instantly reminisced concerning the Krishnan period of the 50s and 60s,” he mentioned.

“This morning as I learn the information of his passing away I remembered a high quality gentleman within the true sense of the time period, and one who navigated the vagaries of public life with aplomb,” Ramesh mentioned.

Krishna is survived by his spouse Prema and two daughters Shambhavi and Malavika.

Born in Somanahalli in Karnataka’s Mandya district on 1 Could 1932, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna began his profession in electoral politics in 1962 by profitable the Maddur meeting seat as an unbiased.

He was then related to the Praja Socialist Occasion earlier than becoming a member of the Congress.

He later joined the BJP in March 2017, ending his practically 50-year-long affiliation with the Congress.

He introduced his resignation from the Congress in January 2017, saying the celebration was in a state of confusion on whether or not it wanted mass leaders or not.

Krishna in January final 12 months introduced that he was retiring from lively politics, citing his age as the rationale.

He was the sixteenth chief minister of Karnataka from 11 October 1999 to twenty-eight Could 2004 (from Congress).

He additionally served because the governor of Maharashtra and was the exterior affairs minister through the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) authorities from 2009 to 2012.

With PTI inputs