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{{short description|Indian lawyer and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K. T. S. Tulsi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1947|11|07}}
| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur]], [[East Punjab]], [[India]]
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| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 3 April 2020
| constituency = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| predecessor = [[Ranvijay Singh Judev]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| constituency1 = [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]]
| term_start1 = 25 February 2014
| term_end1 = 24 February 2020
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| successor1 = [[Ranjan Gogoi]]<ref name="India Today">{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nominated-by-president-former-cji-ranjan-gogoi-to-take-oath-as-rajya-sabha-member-today-1657227-2020-03-19 | title=Nominated by President, former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to take oath as Rajya Sabha member today | publisher=India Today | date=19 March 2020 | accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
| known_for = Senior advocate in the [[Supreme Court of India]]
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| education = [[Advocate]]
| alma_mater = [[Panjab University|Punjab University]]
| spouse = Suman Tulsi
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| website =www.ktstulsi.com
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'''K. T. S. Tulsi''' (born 7 November 1947) is an Indian politician and a senior advocate in the [[Supreme Court of India]]. He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] the upper house of [[Indian Parliament]] from Chhattisgarh as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congresss-k-t-s-tulsi-phulo-devi-netam-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-chhattisgarh/articleshow/74695681.cms | title=Congress's K T S Tulsi, Phulo Devi Netam elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh | newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] | date=18 March 2020 | accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref> earlier he had been [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|nominated]] to the Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/lawyer-k-t-s-tulsi-nominated-to-rs/ | title=Lawyer K T S Tulsi nominated to RS | publisher=The Indian Express | date=26 February 2014 | accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref> He has represented many notable people in various cases.

==Early life==
Tulsi was born on 7 November 1947 in [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India]]. He has received the [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Political Science from [[Panjab University]] and received the [[Bachelor of Law]] degree in 1971.<ref name=ind_gov>{{cite web|title=K. T. S. Tulsi|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/kts-tulsi|website=India.Gov.In|publisher=Indian Government|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref> After graduation he became a member of Bar of [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Biographical Data of KTS Tulsi|url=http://www.ktstulsi.com|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>

==Writing==
Between 1973 and 1976, Tulsi worked as a part-time lecturer and wrote two books ''Tulsi's Digest of Accident Claims Cases'' and ''Landlord & Tenant Cases''. In 1976, he was appointed as the reported of Punjab series of Indian [[Law report]]s.<ref name=bio/>

==Career in law==
In 1980, Tulsi started practicing criminal law. In 1987, he was appointed as a senior advocate. Three years later in 1990, he was designated [[Additional Solicitor General of India]]. Since 1994, he is the President of the Criminal Justice Society of India.<ref name=bio/> Tulsi has fought many notable cases. He has represented the Indian government more than ten times in the Supreme Court. He represented Indian government in cases like the constitutional validity of the now extinct [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]], and cases related to the [[Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi|assassination]] of [[Rajiv Gandhi]] [[List of Prime Ministers of India|former Prime Minister of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Legal luminary KTS Tulsi nominated to Rajya Sabha|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140227/nation.htm#4|accessdate=22 January 2015|work=The Tribune|date=27 February 2014}}</ref> He represented Tamil Nadu Government on Sankararaman Murder Case in which Seer of Kanchi Mutt Jeyendra Saraswathi Was involved, "for them a Brahmin is above the law!" was the famous quote was given during interview with Reddif.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2004/dec/01inter.htm|title='For them a Brahmin is above the law!'}}</ref>

He represented Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law [[Robert Vadra]] who is alleged to have amassed wealth and farm lands out of using his status as Gandhi family person, in Vadra-DLF land case. He also represented the victims of [[Uphaar Cinema fire]] in Delhi.<ref name=ie>{{cite news|title=Lawyer K T S Tulsi nominated to RS|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/lawyer-k-t-s-tulsi-nominated-to-rs/|accessdate=22 January 2015|work=Indian Express|date=26 February 2014}}</ref> He represented 1993 Delhi terror attack convict [[Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar]] and got his death sentence commuted.<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court stays Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar's execution, issues notice to centre|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-01/news/46871173_1_death-sentence-devinder-pal-singh-bhullar-death-row-convict-devinder|accessdate=22 January 2015|work=Economic Times|date=1 February 2014}}</ref> Tulsi had refused to represent the [[Gujarat government]] in [[Death of Sohrabuddin Sheikh|Sohrabuddin encounter case]].<ref name=ie/><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet India's supermen in black: When people like Robert Vadra get into trouble, only a handful of lawyers are called to bail them out|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/meet-india-supermen-in-black/1/225634.html|accessdate=22 January 2015|work=India Today|date=21 October 2012}}</ref>

==Political career==
In February 2014, Tulsi was nominated as a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] of [[Parliament of India]] by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the then <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/swamy-sidhu-mary-kom-among-six-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-116042201310_1.html|title = Swamy, Sidhu, Mary Kom among six nominated to Rajya Sabha|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 23 April 2016|last1 = Mohan|first1 = Archis}}</ref> Congress led UPA government. In 2020 he was re-elected to the rajya sabha from [[Chhattisgarh]] unopposed.<ref>{{cite news|title=KTS Tulsi sworn in as Rajya Sabha member|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-06/news/47971127_1_rajya-sabha-arun-jaitley-upper-house|accessdate=22 January 2015|work=Economic Times|date=6 March 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 11 February 1973, he was married to Suman Tulsi.<ref name=ind_gov/> The couple have two daughters.<ref>{{cite web|title=K.T.S. TULSI BIOGRAPHY|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/kts-tulsi.html|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>

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