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	'''K. A. Krishnaswamy''' (24 March{{citation needed\|date=July 2013}} 1932 – 18 May 2010) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ 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]].		'''K. A. Krishnaswamy''' (24 March{{citation needed\|date=July 2013}} 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. G. 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		In 1972 when [[M. G. 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

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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|name =K. A. Krishnaswamy
|birth_name =Kaniyur A. Krishnaswamy
|birth_place =[[Kaniyur, Tamil Nadu|Kaniyur]], Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
|occupation =politician
|birth_date =24 March 1932
|death_date ={{death date and age|2010|5|18|1932|3|24}}
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'''K. A. Krishnaswamy''' (24 March{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} 1932 – 18 May 2010) was an [[India]]n 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. G. 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 (State Assembly Constituency)|Thousand Lights constituency]] in [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]]. He was re-elected in the [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1984]], and [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|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.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article432792.ece|title=The Hindu : States / Tamil Nadu : Former AIADMK minister Krishnaswamy passes away|date=18 May 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="ie">{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article271924.ece|title=Ex-AIADMK minister KA Krishnaswamy dead|date=19 May 2010|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref>

Krishnaswamy died on 18 May 2010.<ref name="ie" />

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