Radhakrishnan won the 1999 Lok Sabha election from Nagercoil constituency and became Minister of State for Youth Affairs in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government of 1999-2004.Pon Radhakrishnan is from Alathankarai, Nagercoil and is a lawyer by profession.[3] He is never been married due to his involvement with RSS
