Public life of CP Radhakrishnan began at a young age of 16 as a Swayamsevak in RSS which laid the foundation for a lifetime of service

Tirupur, Tamil Nadu's bustling textile town, is celebrating one of its own. With the NDA naming Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice Presidential candidate, his alma mater and old neighbourhoods were abuzz with pride and emotion.

Announcing the nomination, BJP president J P Nadda said a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Naredra Modi decided Radhakrishnan's name after an extensive deliberation