M. S. Krishnan, or MSK, was an Indian trade unionist and leader of Communist Party of India.[1] MSK became involved in student movement, and would leave his studies unfinished to become a full-time labour organizer in Bangalore.[1] He was jailed on a number of occasions.[1] He donated all property he had inherited to the Communist Party.[1] MSK was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly four times as a CPI candidate (1967, 1972, 1978, 1983) - twice from the Malleswaram constituency and twice from the Rajajinagar constituency.[1] [2] [3] As of the late 1970s he was the publisher of the Kannada-language monthly Aruna.[4]
As of the mid-1980s he served as the Secretary of the CPI Karnataka State Council.[5] [6]
He served as President of the All India Trade Union Congress 1990–1995.[1] [7] MSK was active in organizing public sector unions in Bangalore, and took active part in the Joint Action Front as a measure to mobilize public sector workers.[1]
MSK died on September 5, 2000.[1]