K Balakrishnan (CPI M)

K. Balakrishnan is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Chidambaram constituency. He represents the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party.

On 2 September 2015, Balakrishan was arrested for refusing to call off a protest at a train station as part of a strike. He later complained of uneasiness and was taken to the Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital at Chidambaram where he was treated for his illness. From his college days in Annamalai University, he involved in politics and continuously fighting against injustice and working for people welfare.