S. Krishna Kumar (born 6 September 1939) is an Indian former IAS officer, technocrat, and politician from Kerala.
He was a former leader of Indian National Congress in Kerala and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 20 April 2019.
He got married in June 1970 to Usha Krishna Kumar, who later became the general secretary of All India Mahila Congress.
[11] He worked for universalisation of Television in India and established microwave link across Kerala in record time.
[12] In 1990's there were a series of allegations were raised against Krishna Kumar, including amassing of wealth disproportionate to the known sources of income and benami real estate deals.
His wife Usha Krishnakumar was arrested for violation of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and was sent to Tihar Jail.
[16][17] In 2003, he left Indian National Congress due to differences with K. Karunakaran and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.