KS Radhakrishnan (KSR) is a Political Activist, Legal Expert, Human Rights and Environmental activist, Writer and Columnist. KS Radhakrishnan (KSR) is a Political Activist, Legal Expert, Human Rights and Environmental activist, Writer and Columnist. He hails from an agricultural family and is a native of Kurunjakulam village, then Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu.In his political sphere, he worked closely with giants like Kamarajar, Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, Karnataka Former Chief Minister Devaraj Urs, EVK. Sampath, Poet Kannadasan, Pazha Nedumaran, Farmers’ Leader C Narayanswamy Naidu, Sri Lankan TULF Leader A. Amirthalingam and others. The LTTE leader Prabakaran, during his initial days, stayed with him for a while and continued to have massive respect for his unrelenting support to the cause of Eelam Tamils. He was the youngest and the first one of his kind when he was nominated as a principal spokesperson of a political party thirty-four years back. As a Political Activist, he has seen the inner walls of the prisons quite often.

He was the youngest and the first one of his kind when he was nominated as a principal spokesperson of a political party thirty years back. As a political Activitist, he has seen the inner walls of the prisons quite often. In his Fifty – two years of political life, he has participated in many agitations and courted arrest numerous times. He never bothered about pseudo politics and has an impeccable public life. He is soft-spoken and upholds higher ethics in public life. He always fields himself in the domain of trustworthy and genuine political activities.

He relentlessly pursues issues involving agriculture and the environment before various courts seeking certain reliefs to the people involved. His extensive study about environmental issues in the Western Ghats made him knock on the doors of the Courts and National Green Tribunal on ecological concern in the preservation of Western and Eastern Ghats.

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Notable Petitions & Public Interest Litigations

• Kannagi Temple Writ Petition. (Rights of Tamil Nadu against Kerala State) WP. N.O 8758 / 1988 Dated 12-3-1997
• Velupillai Prabhakaran, Pondi Bazaar shooting issue, SC NO 8/1983, 7th Additional Court, Chennai. Disposed on 22/23-11-2012
• Gurusamy Naicker death sentence (Direct descent of Veerapandiya Kattabomman) WP NO 6262/1984 Order dated 27-9-1984 This is a petition praying the High Court to commute the death sentence into one of imprisonment for life. The case of my petitioner is as follows: The petitioner was convicted for an offence of murder and sentenced to death by the learned Sessions Judge, Tirunelveli, in S.C. No. 87 of 1976 on 8.2.1977. A Division Bench of this Court confirmed the sentence by judgment dated 15.6.1977. The leave to appeal was dismissed by this Court on 28.10.1977, and the special leave petition filed before the Supreme Court was dismissed on 11.9.1978. The mercy petition addressed by the petitioner on 20.10.1978 was first rejected by the Governor of Tamil Nadu and then by the President of India on 22.8.1981. First time in the Legal History of India, just two lines, Telegram saved the life of Gurusamy.
• Questioning Preventive Arrest / Police custody, WP NO 2791 / 1988 As a preventive arrest, G.K Moopanar, P. Chidambaram and other Congress leaders were arrested by then Madras city police. Order dated 21-03-1988
• Vaiko’s visit to Sri Lanka without a Visa., WP NO 3269 / 1989
• Vilathikulam Bose, DMK Youth Wing office-bearer custodial death – 1991, During Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, PIL filed in Madras High Court.
• TANCEM Alankulam, near Rajapalayam, cement plant environmental issue affecting agriculture. Filed at Madras High Court and subsequently second writ petition filed at Madurai Bench. WPNO 10589 / 1986, Order dated 18-03- 1987; Madurai Bench WPNO 4696 / 2015, Order dated 22-11-2016
• River Network (Linking of National rivers), Madras High Court WP MP MO 6207 / 1983, Dated 14-07- 1995. WP(C) NO 15/1999, Supreme Court of India WP(C) NO 668 / 2002, Dated 27.2.2012, Supreme Court of India.
• Prisoners voting rights during Elections, Supreme Court WP(C) NO1028 / 1990, Dated 17-08- 1999 10. Panchayat Raj Issues, Supreme Court WP(C) NO 34/2005 – Dated 01-08-2005.
• Panchayat Raj Issues, Supreme Court WP(C) NO 34/2005 – Dated 01-08-2005.
• Kudankulam, Atomic Power Unit Issues, WP/ High Court Madras, (Environmental Issue), WP NO 22771 / 2011 – Dated: 31.08.2012.
• Tamil Nadu Water storage Preservation, High Court Madras, WP NO 3039 / 2018.
• Western & Eastern Ghat Preservations, High Court of Madras, W P NO 5995 / 2020; NGTC No. 100 / 2021 (National Green Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi), Admitted - 20-5-2021 .
• Electoral Reforms WP (C) NO 549 / 2020 Supreme Court, Filed on Supreme Court 21-02- 2021; WP NO 27364/2021 High Court, Madras admitted on 23-12-21.
• H. Dewa Gonda as Prime Minister Cauveri (Filed on 28-11-1990) WP admitted on 29-11-1996, Madras High Court.
• Sri Lanka Leaders Balasingam, Dr Satyendra, C.Chandrahasan against deportation issue. Madras High Court.
• Nimira Vaikkum Nellai, Book library order, WP NO 23943 / 2007 Dated 16/07/07.
• Khushwant Singh Book Ban, “The Company of Women”, Writ Petition. Madras High Court.
• Tamil Nadu Legislative Council to revival, WP NO 4399 / 2000 14-3-2000.
• T. N Seshan Book (The Chief Election Commissioner of India), Andhra Pradesh High Court, Hyderabad. CS NO 2 / 1995, (CIA Agent as Anna - Issue).
• Kovilpatti farmers rally, Police firing and shooting of two deaths. For re-post mortem of Hrudhaya Joseph Reddiar body.
• Kalignar Midnight Arrest, State Human Rights Commission, Chennai.
• Anna Nagar Ramesh case, M.K Stalin SHRC, Chennai.
• M.K Stalin Velacherry House midnight police raid, SC NO 234 / 2005. SHRC, Chennai CR NO 312/ 2003, Bail Petition crl MP 3960 / 2003, Madras High Court / NHRC, New Delhi Case No 69 / 22 / 2003 / 4.
• Mysore Jail - Thalavadi Tamil’s detained- Veerappan Issue case no 423 / 10/ 2005 – 2000, NHRC – New Delhi.
• Vaiko’s Annamalai Mandram, Sri Lanka Issue Meeting SC NO 1/ 2010 - III Additional Court, Chennai.
• Chennai Metro traffic Congestion issue and prevent vehicles heavy sound Horn pollution. And the list continues.

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Books Authored

• Urimaikku Kural Koduppom (On political, economic, and human rights issues).
• Manitha Urimaigal Endral Enna? (A primer on human rights)
• Nimira Vaikkum Nellai (A history of Tirunelveli district)
• Tamil Nadu – 50
• Karisal Kaatil Kavithai Cholai Bharathi
Eeelam Tamil’s Issue
• Kanavaaki Pona Katcha Theevu
• Sethu Canal Project
• 123 – India Odathey! Nil!! (Nuclear Agreement with the US)
• Thookkukku Thookku – Stop Death Sentence
• Mullai Periyaru Dam Issue
• Human Rights Act – Some Notes
• DMK – Social Justice (DMK Party headquarters publications in both English and Tamil)
• Impunity in Sri Lanka
• History of Tamilnadu Agriculture Agitation movement headed by Late C. Narayanasamy Naidu
• State Autonomy
• Collection of KSR Columns in Newspapers and Weekly magazines
• Tamilnadu Rights and Pending Projects
• Tamilnadu Water Issues and Disputes
• Veerapandia Kattabomman’s legacy Panchalankuruchi Veera Charitam
• Farmers Struggle led by the iconic leader C. Narayanasamy Naidu
• Dakshina Indhiys Saridham by SP Narasimhalu Naidu (It was published in 1919 now republishing as new edition)
• A lengthy compendium on Ki.Ra - a notable Tamil Scholar and Sahitya Academy winner.

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