M. Radhakrishna Pillai (1911–1974) was an Indian politician and philanthropist who served as
mayor of
Madras
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
city. The
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai is named after him.
Early life
Radhakrishna Pillai was born in 1911 to Venkatarathnam Pillai and Alarmel Mangai Thayar. His mother belonged to the affluent Thottakadu family. Venkataratnam Pillai died when Radhakrishna Pillai was young. Pillai's grandfather died in 1930.
Radhakrishna Pillai had his schooling at the Hindu Theological High School and Pachaiyappa's High School. He graduated from the
Pachaiyappa's College in 1930 and studied law at the
Madras Law College. Following his graduation, Pillai worked as a junior under the lawyer,
V. C. Gopalratnam. He married Perundevi Thayarammal in 1936.
As Mayor
Radhakrishna Pillai served as
mayor of
Madras
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
city in 1944–45. As mayor, he brought about a number of reforms.
Later life
Radhakrishna Pillai stayed away from politics from 1962 to 1967 and re-emerged in 1969 as a supporter of
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...
against
K. Kamaraj. He died in 1974 at the age of 63.
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1911 births
1974 deaths
Mayors of Chennai