K.S. Vasan

K.S. VasanK.S. Vasan was an Indian communist politician and trade unionist from the Kolar Gold Fields. who organized the first leftist trade union in the gold fields during the 1940s. He was arrested as he led a workers revolt against the British authorities.

Vasan later teamed up with M. C. Narasimhan and V.M. Govindan. Together they were called the 'Red Triad'. which was affiliated with the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC).

During the 1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election, Vasan contested the Kolar Gold Fields assembly seat. The constituency had two seats, one general and one reserved for Scheduled Castes; Vasan chose to contest the general seat,

When the Communist Party of India split, Vasan sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist).