Published 06:48 IST, December 10th 2024
Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna Passes Away at 92
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and External Affairs Minister of India, SM Krishna has passed away at the age of 92.

Bengaluru: Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, who has also been India's External Affairs Minister and Maharashtra Governor, has passed away at the age of 92, in Bengaluru. SM Krishna has also been the recipient of Padma Vibhushan.
Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna Dies at 92
Former Chief Minister and Former External Affairs Minister of Karnataka, S.M. Krishna, passed away at the age of 92. He breathed his last at 3 AM this morning at his residence in Bangalore. He had been suffering from age-related health issues and had been hospitalised on and off for the past few months.
Family Issues Statement
"S M Krishna is no more. He breathed his last at 2:45 am at his residence. Mortal remains are likely to be taken to Maddur today," the source said. Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna is survived by wife Prema and two daughters.
Who is SM Krishna, His Political Journey
Born in Somanahalli in Karnataka's Mandya district on May 1, 1932, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna began his career in electoral politics in 1962 by winning the Maddur assembly seat as an independent.
He was then associated with the Praja Socialist Party before joining the Congress . Later, he joined the BJP in March 2017, ending his nearly 50-year-long association with the Congress. In January last year, Krishna announced that he was retiring from active politics, citing his age as the reason.
He was the 16th Chief Minister of Karnataka from October 11, 1999, to May 28, 2004, (from Congress). He also served as the Governor of Maharashtra and was the External Affairs Minister during the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government from 2009 to 2012.
A law graduate, Krishna studied in the US. He graduated from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and The George Washington University Law School in Washington DC, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
Krishna served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha several times between 1971 and 2014.
Krishna was a member of both the Karnataka Assembly and Council and also served as Deputy Chief Minister (1993 to 1994). He was Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president ahead of the 1999 assembly polls in which the party won and he became the CM.
Krishna is credited by many for putting Bengaluru on the global map as a fillip given to the IT sector during his tenure resulting in the city growing as India's Silicon Valley'.
(Inputs from PTI)
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