K. Anbazhagan

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Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Indian name Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan (19 December 1922 – 7 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement[1] and was the General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (DMK) for nine terms. He has held several cabinet ministerial portfolios in the Tamil Nadu government under M. Karunanidhi including Finance, Education and Health and Social Welfare. He was elected as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on nine occasions. He was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament from Tiruchengode and was also a member of the Madras Legislative Council. He served as the opposition leader of Tamil Nadu assembly from 2001 to 2006.[2] He was popularly referred to as Perasiriyar (Professor) as he was a lecturer in Tamil in Pachaiyappa's College before resigning to contest elections in 1957.[3]

Early life

Anbazhagan was born in Kattoor near Thiruvarur in Tanjore district (now Thiruvarur District) of Madras Presidency, British India on 19 December 1922 to M. Kalyanasundaranar and Swarnambal as Ramaiah.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He changed his name to Anbazhagan and being influenced by the Pure Tamil Movement led by Tamil scholar Maraimalai Adigal. In 1942, he addressed a Justice Party meeting in Thiruvarur as a student after being requested by C. N. Annadurai and came into contact with M. Karunanidhi for the first time.[4] He received his Master of Arts in Tamil from Annamalai University and joined Pachaiyappa's College as a lecturer in Tamil in 1944.[5]

Political career

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Anbazhagan as Tamil Minister Finance Minister in 2008

Anbazhagan resigned as a Lecturer at Pachaiyappa's College to contest elections and was elected from Egmore to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1957.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was a member of the Madras legislative council between 1962–1967 and a close confidant of the DMK founder C. N. Annadurai. He was a member of Lok Sabha between 1967 and 1971.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1971, he served as Social Welfare minister of Tamil Nadu. He had given up his M.L.A. position, representing Park Town constituency, in 1984 putting forward the Tamil Eelam issue.[6] He was elected from Harbour constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006.[7] He served as the opposition leader of Tamil Nadu assembly from 2001 to 2006.[8]

Personal life and death

Anbazhagan lived with his wife Santhakumari in Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In his later years, Anbazhagan was in poor health, which minimized his political activities and public appearances, with the last one being on his 97th birthday on 19 December 2019.[9][10]

On 24 February 2020, his health deteriorated and became "extremely critical and unstable", and he was admitted at Apollo Hospital in Chennai for treatment.[11] He died there at 1:05 IST on 7 March 2020 due to complications of diabetes mellitus. The DMK declared a seven-day mourning after his death.[12][13]

His grandson A. Vetriazhagan is the current MLA from Villivakkam constituency.[14]

Literary works

Anbazhagan has sound knowledge of Tamil poetry.[15][16] Some of his published works include:

  • Urimai vaazhvu
  • Viduthalaik kavignar
  • Pesum kalai valarpom
  • Thamizh kadal
  • Alai osai
  • Thamizhar thirumanamum inamaanamum
















Elections Contested

Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Elections Contested

Year Election Party PC Name Result
1957 Tamil Nadu Legislative Council DMK  Tamil Nadu Won
1962 Tamil Nadu Legislative Council DMK  Tamil Nadu Won

Lok Sabha Elections Contested

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1967 Tiruchengode DMK Won 55.29 T. M. Kaliannan INC 43.81

Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1971 Purasawalkam DMK Won 56.13 Bashyam Reddy INC 41.65
1977 Purasawalkam DMK Won 45.09 T. S. Govindaswamy JP 24.16
1980 Purasawalkam DMK Won 52.35 Valampuri John AIADMK 46.68
1984 Park Town DMK Won 50.89 M. Jothi Independent 46.92
1989 Anna Nagar DMK Won 49.94 V. Sukumar Babu AIADMK(J) 27.28
1991 Chepauk DMK Lost 43.00 Zeenath Sheriffdeen INC 50.62
1996 Harbour DMK Won 70.57 Earnest Paul INC 16.19
2001 Harbour DMK Won 46.98 D. Pandian CPI 46.33
2006 Harbour DMK Won 44.24 H. Seema Basheer MDMK 43.55
2011 Villivakkam DMK Lost 44.20 J. C. D. Prabhakar AIADMK 52.44

References

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