[1] He was also a member of drafting committee, an entrepreneur and prominent leader within the Indian National Congress.

He attended the Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu Higher Secondary School, and later graduated from Madras Christian College.

[2] He founded TTK group, an Indian business conglomerate famous for its Prestige brand, in the year 1928.

Krishnamachari was initially elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly as an independent member, and later joined the Congress.

[3] Krishnamachari was forced to resign from the post of Finance Minister on 18 February 1958 because of his involvement into the Haridas Mundhra scandal.