N. N. Krishnadas (born 12 March 1959) was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of

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. He represented the

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constituency of

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and is a state committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). During the

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he was a victim of hostage situation at Mumbai's

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. He was taken to Azad Nagar police station where he was interviewed by ''

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'' regarding his ordeal there. Krishnadas has told the newspaper that two masked men ran in with

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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. In 2016 he was chosen as a candidate for CPI(M) in

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to run against

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, but lost in the due run.

References

Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala Living people 1959 births Politicians from Palakkad India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1996–1997 Lok Sabha members from Kerala Survivors of the 2008 Mumbai attacks {{Kerala-CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub