1. Somanahalli Mallaiah (SM) Krishna was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004

2. He is credited for turning the capital city of Karnataka i.e. Bengaluru into Silicon Valley of India

3. He served as the Minister of External Affairs from 2009 to 2012

4. He was also the 19thGovernor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008

5. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Maharaja's College, Mysore and obtained a law degree from University Law College, which was then known as Government Law College in Bengaluru

6. He got a Masters of Laws degree from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas and also became a Fullbright Scholar of The George Washington University Law School

7. He implemented several tech-driven social and economic initiatives through the initiation of e-governance that had a profound impact on the state.

8. His iconic speech was ‘Computers and IT are my two key weapons to turn Karnataka into a modern state’ which he made in 1999

9. He was born on May 1, 1932 in a village named Somanahalli in Karnataka

10. He passed away at the age of 92 years on December 10, 2024

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1. Somanahalli Mallaiah (SM) Krishna was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004

1. Somanahalli Mallaiah (SM) Krishna was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004

2. He is credited for turning the capital city of Karnataka i.e. Bengaluru into Silicon Valley of India

2. He is credited for turning the capital city of Karnataka i.e. Bengaluru into Silicon Valley of India

3. He served as the Minister of External Affairs from 2009 to 2012

3. He served as the Minister of External Affairs from 2009 to 2012

4. He was also the 19thGovernor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008

4. He was also the 19thGovernor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008

5. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Maharaja's College, Mysore and obtained a law degree from University Law College, which was then known as Government Law College in Bengaluru

5. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Maharaja's College, Mysore and obtained a law degree from University Law College, which was then known as Government Law College in Bengaluru

6. He got a Masters of Laws degree from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas and also became a Fullbright Scholar of The George Washington University Law School

6. He got a Masters of Laws degree from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas and also became a Fullbright Scholar of The George Washington University Law School

7. He implemented several tech-driven social and economic initiatives through the initiation of e-governance that had a profound impact on the state.

7. He implemented several tech-driven social and economic initiatives through the initiation of e-governance that had a profound impact on the state.

8. His iconic speech was ‘Computers and IT are my two key weapons to turn Karnataka into a modern state’ which he made in 1999

8. His iconic speech was ‘Computers and IT are my two key weapons to turn Karnataka into a modern state’ which he made in 1999

9. He was born on May 1, 1932 in a village named Somanahalli in Karnataka

9. He was born on May 1, 1932 in a village named Somanahalli in Karnataka

10. He passed away at the age of 92 years on December 10, 2024

10. He passed away at the age of 92 years on December 10, 2024

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