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Also known as Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna

Indian politician

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Works
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Top works

  • Mathavillada Chaitanya And Sri Vichitrada Jaatre

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
India
Active from
1976-01-22

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Quotes

  • The Chinese foreign minister Yang Jia Chi was in Bangalore Tuesday for a bilateral meeting. We are both quite satisfied with the extent of goodwill between us. We are working toward further cordiality between the two countries. The Chinese minister lingered at the dinner in his honor and such gestures indicate the level of relationship between our two countries.
  • That is the wishful thinking by some interested parties. India and China are going to be the powers that will shape the 21st century. China knows it. India is conscious of it. Together, we can make a distinctive contribution toward global development and shaping of global disputes.
  • Well they have taken a few steps. They have arrested few persons and they are being tried by court in Pakistan but India feels that isn't enough. I think they will have to do more on this front.
  • India calls upon all parties to abjure violence and the use of threat and force to resolve the differences. I think the need of the hour is cessation of armed conflict, air strikes will lead to harm to innocent civilians, foreign nationals and diplomatic missions and their personnel who are still in Libya.
  • We have to look at the Iran issue beyond the issue of energy trade. In the first place, we have to think about the security and stability in the Gulf region. India has vital stakes in the Gulf region. Six million Indians live and work in the Gulf region and beyond. It is one of the critical destinations of our external trade -- over $100 billion in exports, and over 60% of oil imports, and a major source of remittances.
  • I am making way for youngsters.

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Key facts

Prime minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Pranab Mukherjee
Succeeded by
Salman Khurshid
Chief minister
Vilasrao Deshmukh
Constituency
Maddur
Born
( 1932-05-01 ) 1 May 1932, Somanahalli , Kingdom of Mysore , British India
Died
10 December 2024 (2024-12-10) (aged 92), Bengaluru , Karnataka, India
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party , (March 2017–2023)
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress , (1971 – January 2017) Praja Socialist Party , (1962–1971)
Spouse
Prema ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ) ​
Relatives
V. G. Siddhartha , (son-in-law)
Alma mater
Mysore University Southern Methodist University George Washington University
Honours
Padma Vibhushan (2023)

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Encyclopedic overview

Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (1 May 1932 – 10 December 2024) was an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. S. M. Krishna served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha member from 1971 to 2014. He is widely credited with putting Bengaluru on the world map by building the foundation for it to become the IT Hub that it is today during his tenure as Chief Minister. In 2023, Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India.

Early life and education

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