At the age of 16, CP Radhakrishnan was associated with RSS, says supporters 'Modi by Tamil Nadu'; Interesting stories of VP candidate -CP Radhakrishnan BJP select veteran RSS member for Vice President Candidate

The BJP chose CP Radhakrishnan for the post of Vice President associated with RSS and Jana Sangh. He is called Modi of Tamil Nadu. Radhakrishnan was also the president of Tamil Nadu BJP and he did a 19,000 kilometer Rath Yatra. He was also the chairman of the Kochi -based Quair board and contributed to the eradication of TB. Jagran Bureau, New -Delhi. It was believed that the BJP would choose a person from the BJP background this time. The decision of the BJP Parliamentary Council was also the same. Actually, CP Radhakrishnan has been associated with RSS and Jana Sangh since adolescence. From the age of 16 as a volunteer of the RSS, he became a member of the State Executive Committee of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1974. In 1996 he was appointed secretary of Tamil Nadu BJP. He was elected for the first time in the Lok Sabha in 1998 from Coimbatore. He was re -elected to the Lok Sabha in 1999 of the 19 thousand kilometers of Rath Yatra. His supporters call him ‘Modi by Tamil Nadu’. From 2004 to 2007 he was the president of Tamil Nadu BJP. While in this post, he performed a 19 thousand kilometers Rath Yatra, which lasted 93 days. Its purpose was to add Indian rivers, abolish terrorism, implement uniform civil code, prevention of untouchability and drugs. In addition, he also did the other two padyatras. CP Radhakrishnan, who studied BBA, was also the chairman of the Kwir Council of Kochi. He held this position for four years and under his leadership, the execution of Quair (Coconut Jute) from India reached a high of R 2.532 crore. He was also in charge of Kerala BJP from 2020 to 2022. BJP President JP Nadda claimed that CP Radhakrishnan also made a special contribution into the eradication of TB in different countries. Radhakrishnan was a university champion and long rangler at table tennis. He also loves cricket and volleyball. It is said to have played an important role in shaping a new alliance for BJP in Tamil Nadu after DMK broke his tires in 2004.