Sri Lankan politician (born 1952)
Akandhan Velusami Radhakrishnan (Tamil :அகண்டன் வேலுசாமி இராதாகிருஷ்ணன் ; born 1 August 1952) is aSri Lankan politician. He is the leader of theUp-Country People's Front (UCPF), a member of theTamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) andUnited National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG).
Early life and family [ edit ] Radhakrishnan was born on 1 August 10.1952[ 1] St. Peter's College, Colombo andSt. Joseph's College, Colombo .[ 2] [ 1] [ 2]
Radhakrishnan was elected to Nuwara Eliya Divisional Council and became its chairman in 1991.[ 2] 1999 provincial council election as one of the Indian Origin People's Front's candidates inNuwara Eliya District and was elected to theCentral Provincial Council (CPC).[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] 2004 provincial council election as one of theUnited National Front 's (UNF) candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was re-elected to the CPC.[ 6] [ 7] 2009 provincial council election , this times as aUnited People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate.[ 8] [ 9]
Radhakrishnan contested the2010 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected toParliament .[ 10] [ 11] Ceylon Workers' Congress to sit as anindependent MP supporting UPFA.[ 12] Up-Country People's Front as its political leader on 7 October 2010.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Radhakrishnan resigned from the UPFA government on 10 December 2014 to support common opposition candidateMaithripala Sirisena at thepresidential election .[ 16] [ 17] President Sirisena rewarded Radhakrishnan by appointing him State Minister of Education.[ 18] [ 19]
Radhakrishnan was one of theUnited National Front for Good Governance 's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the2015 parliamentary election . He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
Radhakrishnan was elected leader of the UCPF on 6 September 2015.[ 26]
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