ɐn ˈæktɪv mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈæʃtɹɪjə swˈeɪɐmsˌɛvæk sˈæŋ ˌɑːɹɹˌɛsˈɛs fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, kɹˌɪʃnɐmˈɜːθi tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ æz ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə bˈæɹɐtˌɪjə dʒˈɑːnə sˈæŋ bˌiːdʒˌeɪˈɛs ɪn tˈæmɪl nˈɑːduː æt ðɪ ˈɪnstəns ʌv ˈæɾəl bᵻhˈɑːɹɹi vˈædʒpeɪˌiː.
An active member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) from 1940, Krishnamurthi took over as the General Secretary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) in Tamil Nadu at the instance of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.