M. S. Krishnan, or MSK, was an Indian trade unionist and leader of Communist Party of India.[1] MSK became involved in student movement, and would leave his studies unfinished to become a full-time labour organizer in Bangalore.[1] He was jailed on a number of occasions.[1] He donated all property he had inherited to the Communist Party.[1] MSK was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly four times as a CPI candidate (1967, 1972, 1978, 1983) - twice from the Malleswaram constituency and twice from the Rajajinagar constituency.[1][2][3] As of the late 1970s he was the publisher of the Kannada-language monthly Aruna.[4]

As of the mid-1980s he served as the Secretary of the CPI Karnataka State Council.[5][6]

He served as President of the All India Trade Union Congress 1990–1995.[1][7] MSK was active in organizing public sector unions in Bangalore, and took active part in the Joint Action Front as a measure to mobilize public sector workers.[1]

MSK died on September 5, 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Working Class. Centre of Indian Trade Unions. 2000. p. 25.
  2. ↑ Times of India. Karnataka polls: Left parties keen to make a comeback with grand alliance
  3. ↑ India, a Reference Annual. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1969. p. 477.
  4. ↑ India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers (1978). Press in India: Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 298.
  5. ↑ Amity. Indo-Soviet Cultural Society. 1985. p. 28.
  6. ↑ Y. V. Krishna Rao (1989). Trends in Agrarian Economy. People's Publishing House. p. 246.
  7. ↑ All India Trade Union Congress. 39th Session of AITUC Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
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