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| honorific_prefix = '''Shri'''<br />
| name = Ajjikuttira Kariappa Subbaiah (A.K.Subbaiah)<br />
| image = A.K.Subbaiah in Coffee Plantations - His true love!.jpg<br />
| alt = A.K.Subbaiah in Coffee Plantations, Courtesy Mr. Manu Shenoy<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1934|08|09}}<br />
| birth_place = Konageri Village, Virajpet Taluk, British-ruled India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2019|08|27|1934|08|09}}<br />
| death_place = Bangalore, Karnataka, India<br />
| monuments = Memorial at Kalgundi Estate in Coorg<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| education = Bachelor of Science,<br /> Bachelor of Law<br />
| alma_mater = Sharada Vilas Law College Mysore 1963<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Lawyer|Politician|Activist|Writer|Farmer}}<br />
| known_for = Anti Corruption Movement,<br />Social Justice<br />
| notable_works = ''RSS Antharanga and other works in Kannada''<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Dotty Ponnamma|1963|2016|end=died}}<br />
| children = 5<br />
| office = Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council,<br />Member of Legislative Council of Karnataka<br />
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Shri '''Ajjikuttira Kariappa Subbaiah''' (9 August 1934 – 27 August 2019) was the Leader of the Opposition in the [[Karnataka]] Legislative Council, and a four time Member of the Legislative Council of Karnataka state in India. He was also a lawyer practicing in the [[Karnataka High Court]], and a social activist.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Born in a village near [[Virajpet]], Subbaiah was the only son of Chinnavva and Kariappa.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Madikeri|last=DNHS|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/a-k-subbaiah-voice-of-the-voiceless-passes-away-757453.html |title=A K Subbaiah, voice of the voiceless, passes away|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=27 August 2019|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> He lost his father when he was about seven months old, and grew up with his maternal grand mother. He started his education in [[Harihara village]] in 1943, and finished high school in T. Shettigeri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naanugauri.com/a-k-subbaiah-social-advocate-firebrand-politician/ |title=Tribute to A. K. Subbaiah: Social Advocate and Firebrand Politician|work=Naanu Guari|date=30 August 2019 |accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> AKS started his career as a second division clerk in the health department before moving on to get his bachelor's degree in Science (BSc). AKS graduated with a Bachelor of Law (BL) degree from [[Sarada Vilas College|Sharada Vilas college]] in Mysore in 1963 and was first elected to the Karnataka council in 1966 from the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|Jana Sangha]] party. When the [[The Emergency (India)|Indian Emergency]] was declared in 1975, AKS was the first political prisoner in Karnataka and spent a total of 18 months in various jails before being released from the Bangalore Central Jail.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
Subbaiah was elected as first president of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 1980. During his supervision, the party won 18 assembly seats in the 1983 elections.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Shiva|last=Shankar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-crusader-against-graft-ak-subbaiah-dead/articleshow/70867637.cms |title=Karnataka crusader against graft AK Subbaiah dead|work=[[Times of India]]|date=28 August 2019 |accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref> The first non-congress government in Karnataka was then formed by Shri [[Ramakrishna Hegde]] with outside support from AKS and the 18 BJP MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly). In 1984, AKS was expelled from the party due to ideological differences and went on to form his own Kannada Nadu party. He again was elected an MLC for the last time with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] under the leadership of Shri. [[Rajiv Gandhi|Rajeev Gandhi]]. AKS continued his anti-BJP and anti-Sangha activities until his death in August 2019.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}<br />
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