13 Facts About Velusami Radhakrishnan

Akandhan Velusami Radhakrishnan is a Sri Lankan politician and state minister.

Velusami Radhakrishnan is the leader of the Up-Country People's Front, a member of the Tamil Progressive Alliance and United National Front for Good Governance.

Velusami Radhakrishnan was elected to Nuwara Eliya Divisional Council and became its chairman in 1991.

Velusami Radhakrishnan contested the 1999 provincial council election as one of the Indian Origin People's Front's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Central Provincial Council.

Velusami Radhakrishnan contested the 2004 provincial council election as one of the United National Front's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was re-elected to the CPC.

Velusami Radhakrishnan was re-elected at the 2009 provincial council election, this times as a United People's Freedom Alliance candidate.

Velusami Radhakrishnan contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to Parliament.

On 11 September 2010 Velusami Radhakrishnan left the Ceylon Workers' Congress to sit as an independent MP supporting UPFA.

Velusami Radhakrishnan joined the Up-Country People's Front as its political leader on 7 October 2010.

Velusami Radhakrishnan was appointed Deputy Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation on 9 October 2014.

Velusami Radhakrishnan resigned from the UPFA government on 10 December 2014 to support common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the presidential election.

Velusami Radhakrishnan was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the 2015 parliamentary election.

Velusami Radhakrishnan was elected leader of the UCPF on 6 September 2015.