N. N. Krishnadas: Difference between revisions

'''N. N. Krishnadas''' (born 12 March 1959) was a member of the 12, 13 and 14th Lok Sabha of [[India]]. He represented the [[Palakkad]] constituency of [[Kerala]] and is a state committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

In 2008 he was a victim of hostage situation in one of the Mumbai's Taj hotels. He was taken to [[Azad Nagar, Indore|Azad Nagar]] police station where he was interviewed by ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]'' regarding his ordeal there. Krishnadas have told the newspaper that two masked men ran in with [[Machine gun|machine guns]] as he was about to order from the menu in the restaurant which was part of a hotel. He ducked under the table, and spent time there in fear and shock, until the employee told him and other visitors about the emergency exit. He was liberated around 8:30 am. Before that, he also witnessed how two foreigners, who tried to escape, got gunned down by the attackers and even heard an explosion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081128/jsp/nation/story_10176879.jsp|title=MP ducks under table|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|author=Jayanth, Jacob|date=28 November 2008|accessdate=11 March 2018}}</ref>