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'''M. Radhakrishna Pillai''' (1911–1974) was an Indian politician and philanthropist who served as [[mayor]] of [[Madras]] city. The [[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium]] in Chennai is named after him.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Radhakrishna Pillai was born in 1911 to Venkatarathnam Pillai and Alarmel Mangai Thayar. His mother belonged to the affluent Thottakadu family. Venkataratnam Pillai died when Radhakrishna Pillai was young. Pillai's grandfather died in 1930.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}<br />
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Radhakrishna Pillai had his schooling at the Hindu Theological High School and Pachaiyappa's High School. He graduated from the [[Pachaiyappa's College]] in 1930 and studied law at the [[Madras Law College]]. Following his graduation, Pillai worked as a junior under the lawyer, [[V. C. Gopalratnam]]. He married Perundevi Thayarammal in 1936.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}<br />
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== As Mayor ==<br />
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Radhakrishna Pillai served as [[mayor]] of [[Madras]] city in 1944–45. As mayor, he brought about a number of reforms.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}<br />
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== Later life ==<br />
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Radhakrishna Pillai stayed away from politics from 1962 to 1967 and re-emerged in 1969 as a supporter of [[Indira Gandhi]] against [[K. Kamaraj]]. He died in 1974 at the age of 63.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book|title=M. Radhakrishna Pillai: A study|first=R.|last=Chitra|publisher=[[University of Madras]]|year=1989}}<br />
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