K. C. Ramamurthy

K. C. Ramamurthy was a member of the Rajya Sabha from the state of Karnataka, India. He is chairman of the CMR Jnanadhara Trust and a former Inspector General of Police in Bangalore, Karnataka. He was also the Registrar of Bangalore University between January 2002-31 October 2003.

K. C. Ramamurthy
MP of Rajya Sabha for Karnataka
Assumed office
5 December 2019
ConstituencyKarnataka
In office
1 July 2016 – 16 October 2019
Preceded byVijay Mallya, Independent
ConstituencyKarnataka
Personal details
Born (1952-06-12) 12 June 1952
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Sabitha Ramamurthy
Children2
ResidenceBangalore, India
OccupationFormer policeman; chairman of CMR Jnanadhara Trust
Websitekcramamurthy.com

Early life

Ramamurthy is one of twelve children in a large, wealthy and liberal-minded family; their father was Chikka Muniappa Reddy.[1] He is married to Sabitha, with whom he has a daughter and son.[1]

Career

Ramamurthy was an Inspector General of Police[2] As was quite common among senior police officers in Karnataka, he took retirement to concentrate on politics in December 2007,[3] at which time he was Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic & Security).[4] In 2013, he was among the parties accused in court of a fraudulent land transaction,[5] with prior allegations that his police colleagues might have tried to cover up the affair. Ramamurthy denied the allegations.[6]

Despite not having much interaction with the Indian National Congress (INC),[7] Ramamurthy was elected in 2016 to serve a two-year term as an INC representative in the Rajya Sabha - the upper house of the Parliament of India - by the Legislative Assembly of Karnakata.[8] He had previously expressed a desire to stand as an INC candidate for election to the Lok Sabha in the 2014 Indian general election[9] and had been wooed by the Janata Dal (Secular) party after the INC chose not to select him.[10]

CMR Jnanadhara Trust

The CMR Jnanadhara Trust was established in 1994. Ramamurthy is chairman and his wife is president. Its origins lie in the National Junior Public School that was established in 1990 in an orchard that then belonged to the Ramamurthy family. It has expanded to operate a wide range of institutions, ranging from a Montessori school and a junior college, as well as institutes of management studies and of technology. The umbrella organisation now includes CMR Institute of Technology and CMR University.[1][11]

References
  1. "An educationist in her own right". The Hindu. 10 March 2002. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. Bangalore Mirror Bureau (27 January 2014). "Cong to adopt US-style primaries to choose Bangalore North candidate". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. "Karnataka policemen shun khaki for khadi". Live Mint. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. "Cheating case filed against ex-IPS officer". Deccan Herald. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. "Ex-IPS officer in the dock in alleged land-grabbing case". The Hindu. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. "Are cops shielding former top cop?". Mid-day. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. "EX IPS man in Congress list, not all are smiling". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. "Nirmala Sitharaman Wins Rajya Sabha Seat From Karnataka, Congress Gets 3". Ndtv.com. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. "Land in dispute between ex-cop, NRIs was central to killing of actor". Indian Express. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. "Hooking prize catches: Will Deve Gowda's gamble work in Karnataka?". First Post. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. "CMR Group of Institutions provide a wide range of courses". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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