ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ jˈuːniən lˈɔː mˈɪnɪstɚ ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɑːɹləmənt ʌv ˈɪndiə, kɹˌɪʃnɐmˈɜːθi wʌzðə sˈɛkənd pˈɜːsən fɹʌm tˈæmɪl nˈɑːduː tə hˈɛd ɐ nˈæʃənəl pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn ˈɪndiə ˈæftɚ kˈæmɐɹˌædʒ.
A former Union Law Minister and a member of the Parliament of India, Krishnamurthi was the second person from Tamil Nadu to head a national party in India after Kamaraj.